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AUTHOR or - surAtus QUAURMAISMAG SOIOMBVS MINIS , " nc.
CHAPTUU XV.
NOMA COMPS TO HAl-'KL-A.
IIoko. ii advanced to ine veranda and
bowed to the white in mi with grave dig
nity. "Ho scaled. " said Owen. "Will > ou
I pot cut ? though t have nothing to offer you
but these , " mid he pushed the basket of
fruit toward him , adding , "Tho best of
tliotn , I fear , nre already gone. "
"I thank you , tin , Messenger ; such ( rulls
arc not always wholesome at thin season
of tin1 year. I have known thorn to breed
. dysentery. "
"Indeed , " said Owen. "If BO , 1 trust
that I may escape It. I have suffered from
that sickliest and I tlitnk that another
bout of It would kill me. In futuo I will
avoid them , Hut what , do you seek with
me , Hokosa ? Knter and tell me , " and he
led the way Into a little sitting loom.
"Messenger , " said the wizard with deep
humility , "I am n proud man ; 1 have been
a grout man , and It Is no light thing tome
mo to humble myself before the face of my
conqueror. Yet I am come to this. Today.
when 1 was In audleiicc with the King ,
craving a email boon of his gmclousncss
ho spoke to mo clmrp and bitter words.
Ho told mo Hint he had been minded to
put me on trial for my life because of va
rious misdoings which nro alleged against
mo In the past , but that you had
pleaded for me , and that , for this cause ,
ho spared mo. I enmcto thank you for
your getitlcnrBS , Messenger , for I think that
had I been In your place , I should have
whispered otherwise In the ear o ( tht >
King. "
"Say no more of It. friend , " flald Owr-n
kindly. "We arc , nil of us , sinners , nnd II.
Is my pluco to push back your ancient
sins , not to drag them Into the light of
day und clamor for their punishment. It
Is true that I know that you plotted with
the I'rlncj Ilnfela lo poison Umsuku the
King , for It was revealed to me. It chanced ,
however , that I was able to recover Umsuka
from his sickness , and Hnfcla lias fled , eo
why should -bring up the deed analnst
you ? Jt Is true that you still practise
witchcraft nnd that you hate and strive
ngaliiHt the holy faith which I preach ; but
you wcro brought up to wizardry and havt
been Iho priest of another creed , nnd thcac
things plead for you. Also , Hoknba , I can
ficu the good und evil struggling in your
noul , and I pray and I believe that In the
end the good will master the evil ; that
you who have been pre-eminent In sin will
como to bo pre-eminent In righteousness
0 , bo not stubborn , hut listen with jour
car and let your heart b softened. Thu
gate stands open , and 1 nm thu guide ap
pointed to show you the way without re
ward or fee. Follow then ere It be too
lato. that In time to come when my voice
Is stilled you also may be able to dliect
the feet of wanderers Into the paths of
peace. It is the hour of prayer ; follow me ,
then , I beg of you , and listen to some few
words of the message on my lips , nnd let
your splrll be nurtured with them , and the
sun of truth arise upon Its darkness. "
Hokosa heard , and before this simple elo
quence his wisdom wn < 'oti founded. More ,
his Intelligence was stirred , and a desire
came upon him to Investigate nnd examine
, the canons of a creed that could produce
f such men as this. He made no answer , but ,
'waiting while Owen robed himself , he fol
lowed him to the chapel. It was full of
new-made Christians who crowded c\en the
doorways , but they gave place to him ,
wondering. Then the service began a
short and simple service. First Owen of
fered up some prayer for the welfare or
the infant church , for the conversion of
the unbelieving , for the safety of the King ,
and the happiness of the people. Then
John , the Messenger's first disciple , read
aloud from a manuscript a portion of the
scripture which his master had translated.
It was St , Paul's exposition of the resur
rection from the dead , and the grandeur
of Ha thoughts and language was by no
means lost upon Hokosa , who , savage and
heathen though he might be , was alsn a
man of Intellect.
The reading over , . Owen addressed the
congregation , taking for his text , "Thy sin
shall find theo out. " Being now a master of
the language , he preached very well nnd
earnestly , and Indeed the subject was not
difficult to deal with In the presence of an
audience , many of whose pasts had been
steeped In Iniquities of no common kind.
An he talked of judgment to come for the
unrepentant , some of his hearers groaned
and oven wept , und when , changing his note ,
he dwelt upon the blessed future stale of
those who earned forgiveness , their faces
were lighted up with Joy. Hut perhaps
among Ihoso gathered before him there was
none more deeply Interested than Hokosa
and ono other , that woman to whom he had
fold the poison , and who , as It chanced ,
eat next to him. Hokosa , wutchlng her face
as ho was skilled to do , saw the thrusts of
the preacher go home , and grew sure that
already In her jealous haste she had found
opportunity to sprinkle medicine upon her
rival's food. She believed It to bo but a
charm Indeed , yet knowing that In using
tiich elm nn a she had dona wickedly , sh
trembled beneath the words of denunciation
and rising at length crept from the chapel.
"Truly , her sin will find liar out , " though
Hokosa to herself , and then In a strange
half-Impersonal fashion ho turned hi
thoughts to Iho consideration of his own
case. Would his sin find him out , ho won
r"WHAT HINDERS. NOMA. THAT HA VINO
GOT YOU HERB 1 SHOULD KKKP YOU
dercil. Heforo ho could answer that ques
tlon , It was necessary first to determine
whether or no ho had committed a sin ,
The man before him that gentle and yet
Impasaloned man bore In bis vitals the
iced of death which ho , Hokosa , had planted
there. Was It wrong to have done this ?
It depended by what standard the deed was
Judged. According to his own code , the
code In which bo had been educated , and
which hitherto he had followed with exact
ness , It was not wrong. That cede taught
the necessity of self-aggrandizement , or at
least and at all costs the necessity of self-
preservation. This white preacher stood In
Ills path ; he had humiliated him , and In the
end , either of hlmielf or through hli In
fluences , It was probable that ho would de *
utroy him , Therefore ho must strike be-
faro In ) ils own person ho received a mortal
blow , and having no other means at hh
command , ho struck through treachery and
poison ,
That was his law. which fpr many gen
erations had been followed and respected
by his clius with the tacjt assi-at 9 ! ( lie na
tion. According to this law , then , he had
done no wiong. Hut now the victim l > j
the attar , who did nut know that atrcad )
ho was bound upon the altar , preached a
new and a very different doctrine , under
which , were It to be believed , he , Hokosa
was onu of the worst of slnneis. The matter ,
thin , rcbolved Itirlf lo this : Which of
thtso two rules of life was the right rule'
\Vlilrli of them should a man follow lo sal
Isfj his conscience nnd to secure tils abid
ing welfare ? Apart from the mollves lhal
swnjed him , us a mere matter of ethics.
Mils pioblun InUrtFleil Hokosa not u little ,
and he went homeward determined to solve
it If he might. That could be done In one
way only by close examination of both
systems. The first he knew well ; he had
practiced It for nearly forty years. Of the
second he had but an Inkling. Also , 1 ( he
would ttarn mme of It he must make
battle , seeing that Its exponent In some
short white would cease to bc In a position
to scl It nut.
"I trust llmt you wilt come again , " said
Owen to IIoKo .i. as they left the chapel.
"Yes , Indeed , Missenger , " answered the
wizard ; "I will come every day , and. It you
permit It , , I will atlt-nd your private teach
ing ! ) also , fur I accept nothing without ex
amination , and I greatly desire lo study
this new doctrine- yours , root and flower
and fruit"
On the morrow Noma started upon her
Journey. As the matrons who accompanied
her gave out with a somewhat suspicious
persistency , Its ostensible object was to
visit the Mount of Purification , and there
by fasting1 * and solitude to purge herself
of the sin of having given birth to a still
born child ; for among savage peoples such
an accident Is apt to bo looked upon as
lltllo fihort of n trlme. or. nt the least , as
Indicating thut the woman concerned Is
the object of the Indignation of spirits who
need to be appeased. To this mount , then ,
Noma went , and there performed the cus
tomary rites.
"Little wonder , " she thought to herself ,
"that the spirits were angry with me , see
ing that yonder In the burying place of
kings I dared to break In upon their rest. "
rest. "
From the Mount of Purification she trav
eled on ten days' Journey with her compan
ions till they reached the mountain fastness
where Hafcla had established himself. The
place was of extraordinary strength , and
so well gitotded that It was only after con
siderable dllilculty and delay that the
women were admitted. Hearing of her ar
rival and that she had words for him ,
Hafclu sent for Noma at once , receiving
her by night and alone in his principal
hut. Sjhe came and stood before him ,
and ho looked at her beauty with admiring
eyes , for ho could not forget the woman
whom the cunning of Hokoca had forceu
him to mil away.
"Whence como you , pretty one ? " he
asked , "and wherefore come you ? Are
you weary of your husband , that you fly
back to mo ? If to , you are welcome , In
deed , for know , Noma , that I love you
still. "
"Ay , prince , I nmvcary of my husba-id
sure enough , hut I do not fly to you , for
he holds me fast to him with bonds Ihat
you cannot understand , and fast to him
while he lives I must remain. "
"What hinders , Noma , that having got
you here I should keep you hero ? The
cunning and magic of Hokosa may be great ,
but they will need be still greater to win
you from my arms. "
"This hinders , prince , that you are playIng -
Ing for a higher stake than that of a
woman's love , and if you deal thus by me
and my husband , then of a surety you will
lese It. "
"What Hlnko Noma ? "
"Tho stake of the crown of Iho People of
Fire. "
"And why should I lese It If I take you
as a wife ? "
"Hccauso , Hokosa , seeing Ihat I do not
return and learning from his spies why 1
do not return , will warn the king , and by
many means bring all your plans to noth
ing. Listen now to the words of Hokosa
that he has set between my lips to deliver
to you" and she repeated to him all the
message without fault or fall.
"Say U again , " he said , und she obeyed ,
Then he answered :
"Truly the skill of Hokosa Is great , and
well ho knows how to set a snare , but I
think that If by his counsel I should spring
the bird ho will bo too clever a man to
keep upon the threshold of the throne. He
who sets ono snare may set twain , and he
who sits by the threshold may desire to
enter the houseof klngu wherein there is
no space for two to dwell. "
"Is this the answer that I am to take back
to Hokosa ? " asked Noma , "Jt will scarcely
bind him to your cause , Prince , and I won-
ilcr that you dare to speak It to me , who am
bis wife. "
"I dare to speak It to you , Noma , because ,
although you be his wife , all wives do not
love their lords , and think that perchance
In days to come you would choose rather to
hold the hand of a young King than thai of
a witch doctor sinking Into eld. Thus shall
you answer Hokosa : You shall say to him
that I have heard his words and that I flnd
them very good , and will walk along the
path which ho has made. Hero before you
I swear by the oath Ihat may not bo broken
the sacred oath , calling down ruin upun
my head should I break ono word of It
that If by his aid I succeed In this great
. 'eiituro 1 will pay him the prlco ho ai > ka.
( Uter myself , the King , JIB shall bo General
jf the armies , ho shall bo Captain of the
Council , and head of the doctors , and to him
shall bo given half the caltlo of Nodwengo.
Mso , Into his hand I will deliver all tliobo
, vho cling to this faith of the Christians ,
md If It pleases him , he shall offer them as
I sacrifice to his god. This I swear , and
rou , Noma , are witness to the oath. Yet
t may chance that after he , Hokosa , has
lathered up all this pomp * ml greatness , he
ilmself shall bo gathered up by death , that
larvcut man who , BOOH or late , will garner
ivery ear , " and he looked at her meaningly.
"It may he so , Prince , " she answered.
"It may ho so , " be repeated , "and
rhea "
"When It U so , then , Prince , we will talk
ogelher , but not till then. Nay , touch mo
lot , for wcro he to command mo. Hokosa
iaa this power ovei mo that I must show
ilm all that you have done , keeping nothing
iaek. Let me go now to the plaeo that Is
lailo ready for mo , and afterward you shall
ell mo again and more fully the words that
must say to HokOLa , my husband. "
On the morrow Hafcla held a uecret coun-
II of his great mim , and the next day an
mbassy departed to Nodwengo , the King ,
iking to him that message which Hokosa ,
lirough Noma his wife , had put Into the
l > s of the Prince. Twenty days later the
mbasjy returned , siylug that It pleased the
King to grant the prayer of hU brother
Hafcli , And bringing with It the tidings that
the white man , Messenger , had fallen sick
and It was thought he would dt * .
So In due course the women and children
of the people of Hnfcla started upon their
journey toward the new land where It was
given out that they should live , and with
them went Noma. purposing to leave Ihern
as they drew near the gates of the Great
Palace of the King , A while after Hafcta
and his impls followed wllh carriers bcorlng
their fighting shields In lmnes , and having
their stabbing spears rolled up > n mats.
CHAPTER XVI
THE nni'ENTANCE OF HOKOSA.
Hokosa kept his promise. On the morrow
of his first attendance there he was again to
bo seen In the chapel , and after the service
was over he waited on Owen at his house
and listened to his private teaching. Day
by day he appeared thus , till at length he
became master of the whole doctrine of
Christianity , and discovered that which at
first had struck him as childish and cvci.
monstrous , now presented Itself to him
In a new and very different light. The
coiucrslcn of Hckosa came upcn him through
the gate of reason , not , as Is usual among
savages , by that of the emotions. Given the
position of a universe torn and groaning
bctwcui the dual rule of Good and Kvll ,
two powers of wetlnlgh e < ] lal potency , he
found no great iliihculty In ncccpllng this
laic of the self-sacrifice of the God of Good
thai Ho might wring the race He loved out
of the conquering grasp of the god of 111.
There was n simple majesty about this
scheme of redemption which appealed to one
side of tils nature. Indeed , Hokosa felt
lhal under ccrlaln condlllons nnd In n more
limited fashion he would nave been capable
of atlemptlng as much 1 Imself.
Once his rca on was convinced , the rest
followed In a natural sequence. Within
three weeks from the hour of his first at
tendance at the chapel Hokosa was at heart
a Christian.
He was a Christian , although as yet he
did not confess It ; but ho was also the most
miserable man among the nation of the
Sous of Fire. The Iniquities of his past lift
had become abominable to him , but he had
committed them In Ignorance , and he under
stood that they were not beyond forgive
ness. Yet high above Ihem all lowered one
colossal crime , which , as ho believed , could
never bo pardoned to hlin In this world or
the next. Ho was the treacherous murderer'
of the .Messenger of God ; he was In the net
of silencing the voice that had proclaimed
truth In the dark places of his soul and
the dull ears of his countrymen. The deed
was done ; no power on earth could save
him. Within a week from eating thai falal
THE CONFESSION.
fruit Owen had begun to sicken , then the
dysentery had seized him , which slowly but
surely was wasting his life away , and he ,
the murderer , was helpless , for with this
form of the disease no medicine could cope.
With agony in his heart , an agony that was
shared by thousands of the people , Hokcsa
watched Ihe decrease of Hie while man's
strength , and reckoned the days that would
elapse before the end.
Having such sin as this upon his soul ,
though Owen entreated him earnestly , ho
would not permit himself to ha baptized.
Twice ho went near to consenting , but on
each occasion an ominous and terrible Inci
dent dro\e him from the door of mere } .
] Once , when the words "I will" were almost -
| most on his lips , a woman broke in upon
I their conference bearing a dying boy In her
arms.
"Save him , " she Implored , "save him ,
Messenger , for he Is my only eon ! "
Owen looked at him and shook his head.
"How came he like this ? " he asked.
"I know not , Messenger , but he has been
sick ever since ho ate of a certain fruit
which you gave to him , " and she recalled
to his mind the incident of the Ihrowlng
of the fruit to the child , for she had wit
nessed It.
"I remember , " said Owen. "It Is strange ,
but I also have been sick from the da >
that I ate of those fruit ; yes , and you ,
Hokosa , warned me against them. "
Then ho blessed the boy and prayed over
him till he died ; but when aftorwaul he
looked round for Hokcea , It was to flnd that
he had gone.
Some eight days later , having to a certain
extent recovered from this shock , Hokos- :
went ono morning to Owen's house and
talked to him.
"Messenger , " ho said , "Is It necessary to
baptism Ihat I should confess all my sine
to you ? If so , I can never be baptized ,
for there Is wickedness upon my hands
which I am unable to tell Into the car o :
living man. "
Owen tt.oiight and answered :
"It Is necessary that you should repent
of all your sins , and that you tdiould con
fess them to heaven ; It Is not necessarj
that you should confess to me , who am but
a man like yourself. "
"Then I will bo baptized , said Hokosa ,
with a sigh of relief.
At this moment , us It chanced , their Inter
view was again Interrupted , for runncrj
came from the King requesting the Imme
diate presence of the Messenger If he were
well enough to attend , upon a mailer con
nected with the trial of a woman for mur
der. Thinking that ho might bo of service ,
Owen , leaning on the shoulder of Hnkosa ,
for already ho was too weak to walk far ,
crept to the Utter which was walling for
him and was berne to the place of Judg
ment that was before the House of the King.
Hokosa followed , more from curiosity than
for any othcT reason , for ho had heard of
no murder being committed , and his old
desire to be acquainted with everything that
passed was still strong on him. The people
made way for him , and ho seated himself In
the first line of spectators Immediately oppo
site to the King and three olhcr captains
who were judges In Ihe case. As soon an
Owen had joined the judges the prisoner
was brought before them , and to his secret
terror Hokosa recognized In her Ihat woman
ho had given the poison In exchange for the
basket of fruit.
NowIt seemed thai his doom was on him ,
for she would certainly confess that she
had the drug from him , He thought of
flight , only to reject the Idea , for to fly would
bo to acknowledge himself an accessory.
No , ho would brazen It out , for , after all ,
his word was as good as hers. With the
prisoner came an accuser , her husband , who
seemed sick , and ho it was who opened the
case against her.
"This woman. " ho said , "was my wife ,
I divorced her for barrenness , as I have a
right to do according to our ancient law ,
and I took another woman to wife , her half
sister. The woman was jealous. She
plagued * me continually and Insulted her
sister , so that I was forced to drive her
away. After that she came to my house
and though they said nothing of It at the
time , she was seen by two servants of mine
to sprinkle something in the bowl wherein
our food was cooking , Subsequently my
wife- , this woman's half ulster , was taken III
with dysentery , but I still live to tell this
story before you , O King , and your judges ,
though I do not know how long I live. My
wife died yesterday and I burled her this
morning. I uccuso this woman of having
murdered her , either by witchcraft or by
means of a medicine which she sprinkled on
the food , or by both. I have spoken. "
"Have you anything to say1 aeke4 the
King of the prisoner. Are you guilty of the
: rlmo thereof : this man , who was your
liusband , charges > ou , or does he He ? "
Then tbo woman auawored , in a low and
tirokcn voice.
" 1 am guilty. King. Listen to my story. "
mil ibt > told U all M she bad told U t ?
Hokcs.r "I am guilty , " she added , "and
may the Great Man In the Rkyof whom the
Messenger has taught us , forgive mo. My
Miter's blood Is upon my Muds , and for
might I know , the blood , of my husband
yonder will also been my l | nds. 1 seek
no mercy ; Indeed , It Is better that 1 should
dloi but I would say this , in. self-defense ,
that I did not think to kilt my sister. 1
believed that I was givingto' her a potion
which would cause her husbaritl' to halo hpr ,
and no more. " ' '
Hero she looked round , dnil'hcr ' eyes met
those of Hokosa. ' m *
"Who told you that thlrfiwas BO ? " asked
ono of Iho Judges. " -n.
"A tvltcli doctor , " she ! answered , from
whom I bought this medicine- the old
days , long ago , when Umsuka * vas King. "
Hokosa gasped. Why should , this woman
have spared htm ? ft „
No further question wag asked of her ,
and the judges consul ted , , together. At
length the King spoke. .
"Woman , " he said , "you arc condemned
to die. You will be Iftkeu lo Ihe Doom
tree and there be hanged. Out of those
who are assembled to try you , two , the
Messenger and tnjsclf , have given their
vote In favor ot mercy , but the majority
Ihlnk olhcrw Ise. They say Ihat a law has
been passed against murder by means of
witchcraft and secret medicine , and that
should wo let you go free , the people will
make a mock of the law. So be It. Go In
peace. Tomorrow you must die , and may
forgiveness await you elsewhere. "
" 1 ask nothing else , " said the woman.
"It Is best that 1 should die. "
Then they led her away. As she- passed
Hokosa she turned and looked him full In
the eyes till he dropped his head abashed.
Next morning she was executed , and he
learned that her last words were : "Let It
como to the ears of him who sold mo the
poison , telling mo thai It was but a harm
less drug , thai as I hope to be forgiven , so
1 forgive him. believing that my silence
may win for him time for repentance be
fore ho follows on the road I tread. "
Now when Hokosa heard thcso words he
shut himself up In his house for three days ,
giving oul lhal ho was sick. Nor would
ho go near lo Owen , being nllogclher with
out hope , and not believing that baptism
or any oilier rile could avail to purge such
crimes ns his. Truly his sin had found
him out. and the burden of It was Intoler
able , So Intolerable did It become that at
length he determined to be done with It.
Ho could live no more. He would die ,
and by his own hand , before he was called
upon to witness the death of the man whom
ho had murdered. To this end he made
lib preparations. For Noma no left no
message , for though his heart still hun
gered after her , ho knew- well that she
hated him and would rejoice at his death.
When nil was ready he sat down to think
a while , aud as l.e thought a man entered
his hut saying that the Messenger desired
lo see him. Al ( list he was minded not to
go ; then It occurred lo him lhal It would
ho well If ho could die with a clean heart.
Why should he not tell all to the while man ,
and before ho could be delivered up lo
justice , take that poison which be had
prepared. It was Impossible that he should
bo forgiven , yet ho desired that his victim
should learn , how deep was his sorrow and
repentance before he had proved It by pre
ceding him to death. Fo he rose and went.
Ho found Owen In his house , lying In a
rude chclr , nnd propped up by pillows of
hark. Now ho was wasted almost to a
shallow , and In the pale , pinched face , his
dark ejes , always large and spiritual shone
with unnatural lustre , while his delicate
hands were so thin that when he held them
up In blessing the light showed through
them. _ T .vv
"Welcome , friend " herald ? "Tell me
why have you deserted OMjbf late ? Have
jou been 111 ? " , . i
"No , Messenger , " answerc 'Hokosa ; "that
is , not In my body. I linv been sick at
heart , and therefore I ha'ye not come. "
"What , Hokosa , do your doubts still
torment you ? I thought.Ihat my prayers
had been heard , nnd thify power had been
given me lo sel them at rest ) forever. Man.
let me hear the trouble , and , swiftly , for
cannot you , who nre a doctor , sec thai I
shall not be here for long to talk to you ?
My days nre numbered , Hokosa , and my
work Is almost done. " i
"I know It , " ' answered Hokosn. "And
Messenger , my days are alspVnumbercd. "
"How is this , " asked Qw-eh ? "seeing that
you are so well and strong ; yoes nn enemy
pul you In danger ot yourjifoj" , . <
"Yes. Messenger , and T fnypcit "nm that
enemy : for today I , who"anl' no longer fit
to live , must dlo by rty own hand. Nay ,
listen , and you will say that I do well ,
for before I go I would tell you all. Mes
senger , you arc doomed , arc you nol ? Well ,
It was I who doomed you. That fruit which
> ou ate awhile ago was polhoned , and by my
ham ! , for I am a master of such arts. From
the beginning I hated you , as well I might ,
for had you not worsted me , aud torn power
from my grasp , and placed the people and
the King under the rule of another God ?
Theicfore , when all else failed , I deter
mined to murder yen , and I dlil the deed
by means of that woman who not long ago
was hung for the killing of her sister ,
though In truth she was Innocent" and ho
told him what had passed between himself
and the woman and he told him also of the
plot which he had hatched to kill Nodwcngo
and the Christians , and to put Hafela on
the throne.
"Sho was Innocent , " ho went on , "but I
am guilty. How guilty you and I know-
alone. Do you remember thai day when you
ule the fruit , how I accompanied you to Ihe
church yonder and listened to your preach
ing ? 'Your sin shall find you out , ' you said ,
and of a surety mine has found me out
for , Messenger , it came about that. In UK
tenlng to you , then nnd afterward , I grew to
love you , and to believe Ihe words you
laught , and , therefore , must I perish miser
ably by the death of a dog. " Now curse me
and let me go. "
( To bo Continued. )
Rev. Dr. Lucius It. Paige , who has Just
illed at his home In Cambridge , Mass. , at
the age of 04 , was said to bo Iho oldest Unl-
i-ersallst clergyman in the world.
Uev. C. II , Woolstou , paslor of the East
Uaptlst church of Philadelphia , has asked
[ ho Irusleta of the church to stipulate to
nay his salary In gold In case Uryan is
sleeted , and they have done EO ,
Johannes A. Oertel , known as the "artlst-
prlcst , " who Is now more than 70 years
at age. Is living In Ilelalr , Md. His besl
Itnown painting , "Hock of Ages , " was
rmlnled for Augustus Storrs of Brooklyn ,
rhe reproduction of this picture Is widely
known.
Among the Episcopal clergymen men-
loned In connection with the bishopric of
vcstern New York , to succeed the lale
JUIiop Coxe , are Rev , Dr. Chauncey
i. Ilrewster of Drooklyn , James S , Stone
if Chicago , George W. Douglas of New
laven , Conn. ; James Kanklno of Geneva ,
s1. Y. , and John S. Lindsay of lloston ,
Rev. Dr. M. C. I ) . Mason , who has been
ihosen secretary of the Frecdman's Aid
oclety and Southern Education sociely , In
ilaco of Dr. HurUell , elected Methodist
ilshop of Africa , is a man of unusual learn-
njf and eloquence , and the only man of his
ace In any church In Iho'Onlted ' Slates who
ecelves an annual salary at J-1,500. Ho Is
man of pure African blood.-
Mgr. Nugent , the philanthropist and tem-
leranee advocate of Liverpool , England , has
iut celebrated his sacerdotal golden jubilee ,
rhe carl of Derby Is heading n movement
imong the citizens of Liverpool to present
ilm with some substantial 'mark of their
ppreclatlon of his llfelonfc services In behalf
f the poor und suffering iri the city. For
nany years ho was Cardinal Manning's
erichmun In Ihe temperu'ncd crusade.
At the lionlface churcb.'Whltechapel , Lon-
oii , Kcenlly. Prince Ma * of'Saxony ' , second
on of the heir presumptive lo the kingdom
f Saxony , made his first afppearance as a
Ionian Catholic priest. In Ihe course of a
pecch at a guild meeting ho remarked that
e came among the German people in the
tut end not as a prince but simply as a
Nest. He was a. worker himself , and to
Is mind no honor was no great aa that of
tbor.
Says the Philadelphia Record : "Jacob Ur-
an. the patriarch of the Lutheran asylum
t Mount Airy , who has already passed 102 81 :
immern , received much attention on Thurs- hi
ay from the large number of visiting Ger- fo
tan Lutherans at the laying of the corner dl
: ona of a new 432.000 building for the use tli
I the orphans. Father Urban was In fe
leasant mood and was as happy as a child. heWl
Wl
e ehowed his many callers how readily he tr :
mid read his bible with the
, ald-of glasses. II
id informed them thai once a week. UB- te
illy on Saturdays , he goei through the temi
jrformance of nbavlng himself and has hi
aver yet seriously cut his flesh. He goo te
> hi * meals three time * a day. generally teWl
3Bi Uted i i -t j In
PASSING OF POKE WELLS
A Noted Desperado Grouts the Range in
an Iowa Jail.
MANKILLER , HIGHWAYMAN , TRAIN ROB3ERS
A Cnroor of Crime lie * , eloped > n the
Frontier nml Kllilnliril lit the
I'cnKcllllKryHIMV He
Saved Jaj ( loiiltt.
Poke Wells maiiklller , highwayman anil
train robber Is dead. The noted desperado
who had boasted of his prowess as a killer ,
who carried over a score of bullets In h'.s '
body as souvenirs of his crimes , and hail
few rivals as A dare devil , died on the lltli
Inst. In the Iowa penitentiary at Anamosa.
at the age of CO. Ills last hours wcie
characteristic. Ills mind wandered back to
the days when every man's hand wen rained
against him and a price was upon his head.
As the shadow of death dimmed his eyes
he stretched forth Ills hand toward one of
the guards who stood beside the cot.
"Give mo that gun ! Give mo that Run ! "
the dying man feebly muttered. "You have
no sand I You "
Thcbo were the last words of Poke AVells.
Full details of the life of this notorious
desperado would nil a volume. A little ,
however , of the great criminal's history will
bo Interesting. Ills right name Is Charles
1' . Wells , but since his daring raids , particu
larly In thu southern part of Iowa , he has
been known as "Poke Wells , desperado. "
Ho was the most reckless , heartless crim
inal that ever put foot on Iowa soil , and It
was not believed that ho had a single re
deeming attribute In his nature , lie at
tributed his wild career of crime to the In
fluences of a stepmother. Two years after
his own mother died , the stepmother came ,
and three or four years after that , when he
was 12 or 14 years old , Poke ran away from
the family homestead where ho was born ,
near St. Joseph. After saving up a little .
money by doing odd turns around some of
the gambling houses In St. Joseph , he
bought a cowboy's outfit and started for the
west. Ho roamed the plains for ten years ,
and was the associate of the worst charac
ters that Infested that uninhabited region.
Poke won fame as an Indian lighter from
the Illo Pccos , In New Mexico , to the Hrlt-
Ish domain , und from the Missouri to the
Pacific slope , being twice captured by the
Indians and only escaped the stake by the
timely aid of his friends. He has been In
several expeditions against the Indians with
liuffalo Hill and Kit Carson , and the latter
complimented his marksmanship and great
courage by presenting him with a tlnely
polished buckhorn-handlcd hunting knlfo ,
which he carried as a memento of his early
struggles on the plains.
In 1872 Poke Wells returned to his old
home In Missouri and married Miss Norn
Wilson ami engaged In the grocery and
lliior | business , hut becoming Involved In
litigation he lost all his property , aud leav
ing his wife and baby with his sister , he
returned to his wild life , promising to re
turn soon in better fortune. Hut It was
two years before he cjme back , and when
ho found his wife living with another man.
Al Wnrnlca , and his little boy dead , all bis
good resolutions were abandoned and he
plunged deeper Into n wild life. In speak
ing of It afterward. Wells said : "Warnlca
was a Imd-working young fellow and I de
termined not to interfere. I pave the woman
who might have been the making of me
$300 , and kissing her good-by , rode away
'o ' my doom. "
HIS FIRST CHIMB.
In May , 1S79 , Wells said he committed his
first crime , highway robbery ; then followed
ano express train and three bank robberies.
He Insisted that he never met the James
boys but once , and that he was never en
gaged In a piece of work with them. With
two companions he rode in a coach through
Andrew county , Missouri , with three Pinkerton -
ton agents , who were looking for him , and to
ivhom he was ipolntcd out by Conductor
Hemingway- ; no attempt was made to
irrcst him , " though they rode together from
Council Hluffs to St. Joseph. The daring
that ho exhibited was at times so great
ihat It was his best protector.
Not long after the Rlverton bank robbery
idvenlure Wells went to a little town In
lorthern Missouri , where Miles Orion's clr-
: us was giving nn exhibition , and where he
, vas deterred from robbing the ticket wagon
jy the kind act of a showman In admitting
some poor people into the circus free. About
.his time he stopped one night with a
'armcr , and after supper wis left alone
vlth two little twin girls , who became In
volved In a little juvenile quarrel. Their
nether threatened that If they did not be-
mvo themselves she would give them both
0 Poke Wells , not knowing who her guest
vas. Of course the children promised to
jo very good If they were not given to
hat awfully bad man. After the mother
vent Into another part of the house- Wells
ook the two little ones on his knees and
ocked them to sleep , after having con-
Inced them that Wells was not such a
tad man after all. He asserted that this
Ittlo experience filled him with shame and
emorso , for ho clearly loved children , and
t Is a matter of fact that he has ever manl-
csted the most generous disposition toward
hem whenever he had an opportunity.
"POKE" A DEAD SHOT.
During his career In the west , Wells ac-
u I red a reputation of being a dead shoi
i'lth the rifle and revolver , and was known
s "the hey bhooter. " He had killed a
real many Indians , but never but one white
mn , und that wan in sclf-defenso ; he
Iways aimed only to wound In defending
Imself. The reason he shot EO many people
as to keep his reputation up , at which he
as quite successful , especially In the
outhcrn part of Iowa. Nora , his wife ,
nd Warnlca , the man she afterwards lived
'ith ' , became acquainted with his career of
rime and repeatedly urged him to abandon
Is wicked life , but they loved him too much
> betray him Into the hands of the olllcert ,
ho were constantly on the lookout for him ,
lough they were offered large sums of
lonoy to do so. Ho once said that many
aod people hearing good reputations , both
1 Iowa and Missouri , many times offered
Im a friendly shelter when hard pressed
p.tho Hleuths , and these kindnesses ho In-
irlubly rewarded with a goodly sum of
loney by ptesents to the children of the
imlly. It has been said that wherever
eke Wells was In trouble , women have bo-
tended him , and on numerous occasions
Lvcd him from capture without compro-
Islng themselves. Wells was always on
10 best of terms with trainmen , and pas-
niger conductors at different times have
oppcd their trains to let him on or off.
"In the fall of 1878. " said Wells , "shortly
'tor the Union Pacific train robbery at Hlg
Brings , Neb. , by Joe Collins and comrades.
undertook the moat daring and devilish
: hemo of my life. I Joined a party at Mod-
Ine How Station , In Wyoming , for the purse -
> so of kidnaping Jay Gould , When Mr.
nuld's train arrived It was , by reason of
10 recent train robbery , heavily guarded ,
id was , of course , allowed to pass unmo-
sted. Then It was proposed to ditch his
Mn on Its return eastward ; but I objected
this , and the gang , after a general row ,
which I came near being killed , dls-
Ived partnership. Our captain , a once
ow York capitalist , claimed that Gould and
m risk had robbed him of his fortune In
.llroad . speculation , and , Fisk being dead ,
> proposed to make Gould pay the amount
full. I have alwcays felt proud of my
lursa In that case. I certainly saved the
'eat magnate a largo Bum of money , lie-
use If he had been captured by the gang
i would have had to pay any amount de-
anded by the man who It was claimed ho
id defrauded , or bis llfo would have been
ken. "
CAPTURE AND CONVICTION.
Wells had been keeping a hotel about two
ura at Randolph , WIs. , when Dan Karrell ,
erlff of Mills county , Iowa , got trace of
m and went to thu hotel with a warrant
r bis arrest. The two men met In the
ling room of the hotel , and both drew
elr revolve at the name time. Farrcll
11 to the floor and Wells sank with bullet
lea In his head , lungs and wrist When
ill enough to appear In court Wells was
od and sentenced to eight years In prison ,
id ho not polboned the guard In nil ut-
npt to escape he would have been a free
in five years ago. The others who helped
n chloroform the guard were given light
itences because It was thought that Wella
is the brains of the plot , when In fact
Jew to blame tUao the wsja Cool : ,
' who helped him. The latter tied been the
hnsplUI ntfword and knew thr use of ihlor-
oforni , which Wells did not Wells wns
given liquor nn account of his ruaKtuss ,
but finding Hint the gund wai willing to
dilnk , he told the ftitnrit that ho did not
want ( ho liquor MiJ gave It to him nftcr
It had been loaded with chloroform by the
assistant hospltnl steward. Cock. Then they
throw n cloth imturati'd Ith chloroform
over the f.tco of the dtunken guard and i-s-
raped. Thfio was lee much chloroform for
the guard end he died. The other accom
plices received llihl sentence * and have
since been pardoned out , while Wells was
Riven n life sentence.
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Sept-C-13-20-27
_
FROP OSED
CONSTITUTIONAL
AMENDMENTS
Iho following proposed amendments to tin. '
Constitution of the State of Nebraska , u
hereinafter set forth In full , nro submitted
to the electors of the State ot Nebraska , U
be voted upon at the general election to b
held Tuesday , November 3 , A. P. 1S9C :
A joint resolution proposing to ameiM
sections two (2) ( , four (4) ( ) , nml five (5) ( ) , o
article six ( G ) of tlio Constitution of th
State of Nebraska , relating lo number o
Judges of the supreme court and their tor ;
of office.
Ho It resolved and enacted by the Lcgls
lature or the State or Nebraska :
Section 1. That Kectlon two ( . " } ot ntllcl
six ( G ) of Iho Constitution 01 tnu aluto o
Nebraska be amended so as to read aa fol
lows :
Section 2. The suurcme court shall untl
otherwise pruvtduo. Ijy ! 'iw consist or liv
( G ) judges , a ntajoilty of.ihom shall b
necessary to form u quorum or to pie
nounro n decision. ft s : . : : nave origlna
Jurisdiction In t-asob relatlnfc o revenue
civil cases In which the state shall be a
party , mane"mus , < v. < o xvarranto. nabcu
eoipus , and such nppcllato jurisdiction , u
may bo provided l > v law.
Section 2. Tli.it fccctton Tour C4J of rrtlcl
six iG ) of 'ho Constitution at tlio stnio
N'cuiasica , uo amended HO ns to read as fol
lows :
Section 4. The judges or the suprcm
court shall be elected by the cleoiors o
the state tit large , and their term or olllce
except as hcrelmiltor provided , shall be fo
a. period of nol less .Sn : live iaj years n
tlm legislature may prescribe.
Sccllon 3 That section five (5) ( of nrticl
six ( C ) of the Constitution of the State o
Nebraska , be amended to r " > ( | a ? follows :
Sccllon 5. At the first ccneral election t
bo held In the year U9G , there shall b
elected two Judges of the supreme cour
ono of whom shall be elected for a term o
two (2) ( ) years , one for the term of four (4 (
years , and nt each general etcctlon there
after , there shall bo elected one Jiiilgo o
the supreme court for the term of live (5 (
years , unless otherwise provided by law-
Provided , That the Judges of the suprem
court whoso terms have ne-t axplrcd at thi
tlmo of holding the general election of 18 %
shall continue to hold their olllco for the
remainder of the term for which they
were respectively commissioned.
Approved March 29 , A. D. 1S93.
A Joint resolution proposing nn amend
mcnt to section thirteen (13) ( ) of article sl
ot the Constitution of the State of Nebraska ,
relating to compensation of supreme aud
Jlstrict court Judges.
He It rebolverl by the Legislature of the
State of Nebraska :
Section 1. That section thirteen (13) ) o.
article six ( G ) of the Constitution of the
State of Nebraska bo amended so as to
rend as follows :
See. 13. The | udpo = of the supreme and
district courtH Khali lecclve for their ser-
vloes such compensation ns may bo pro
vided by law , ii.iynoiu quarterly.
The IcglBlcl'iro ' Khali nt Us first session
after iho adoption o' thla amendment ,
three-fifths of IDA inoraocrH elected to
each house conoiirrlnfr , establish their
compensation. The compensation so es
tablished shall not JJG chnnprd .iftener than
once In four vonrn nn.J In io event unless
two-thirds of the members elected to each
licuco of the loplslaliiro concur therein ,
Approved March 30 , A. P. 1KI5.
A Joint resolution proposing to amend
section twenty-four (24) ( ) of article five (5) ( )
of the Constitution of thu State of Nebraska
relating to compensation of the oillccrs of the
executive department ,
He It resolved and enacted by the Legis
lature of the State of Nebraska :
Section. 1 That section twenty-four (24) )
it artlcio five (5) ) of the Conntltutlon of
Iho State of Nebraska bo amended to read
IH follows :
Section 24. The ofllcers of the executive
lepartment of the Htato government shall
ecelvo for their services a cumpcnantlon
; o bo established bv iaw , which Hliall bo
lelther Increased nor diminished during
he term for which they shall imva been
ommlssloncd nnd they shall not receive
o their own use any fees , costs , Interests
ipon public moneys In t ) < | r hands of
jnder tbolr control , peiqutsltcM of olllco or
ither compensation , nnd nil fees that may
leronftcr bo puyabio oyifuw for services
lorfonncd by an officer provided for In
hln -I" shall bo paid in advance Into
ho stato. treasury. The Icglsmturo shall
it Its HrBt session after the adoption ot
his amendment , three-fifths or the mem-
> ors elected to paeh hoiiho of the let-Iain-
ure concurring , establish tli" " 'Iarles of
ho oflloerH named in thli article. Tlio
lompenRntlon BO established shall not bo
'linnced oftcnor than oncn In four years
md In no event unless two-thlrils of the
nombcrs elected to each house of the leg-
slntiiro rnnour therein.
Approved March 2 ! > . A. D. I6S5.
A Joint resolution proposing " smcnd
ipctlon nno (1) ( ) of artlcio BIX if } of tbo Con-
itltutlon of the State oi Nebriuska , relating
n judicial power.
Ho It lusolved and enacted b/ the Losls-
tituro of the State of Nebraska
Section 1. That Section ouu ( I ) oi artlcio
Ix ( G ) of the Communion of the State of
Jcbrahka bo amended to read aa follows-
Section 1 The Judicial power ot this sta'to
hall bo vcstct' I i n Bunremi } court , din-
rlct courts , county courts , junticea of the
oaco , police magistrates , nml m auch
ther court1 ; inferior lo the eusromo court
n may be created t > y law ; n which two.
lilrds of the members elected tfl each house
Approved Mnrch 29 , A. D. IfOB.
A Joint resolution proposing to amend sec-
Ion eleven (11) ( ) of article * U j ) Of the
of the State of
lonstltutlon Nebraska , re-
itlng to Increase in number of supreme
nd district court judces.
He it resolved and enacted by tbo Log-
ilature or the State of Nebraska :
Section 1 , That section eleven (11) ( ) of artl-
le six ( C ) of the Constitution of iho BtiUe
f Nebraska bo amended to lead UH lol-
Hcc'tloii 11 The legislature , whenever two-
ilrds of the members elected to each Mouse
null concur therein may , m cr after Ihe
ear one ttiouMind el iii 'lundri-d ' und
Inety-Heven and not oltener man once In
very tout yeum , inureuHti the number of
idges of Biipremii nnd district courU , and
le Judicial districts or ine cinte. Such
Htrlcts shall bo formed of compact tenl-
iry , nnd bounded by county llnea ; nnd
jch Increase , or any change | n tle )
iundarks of u dlst : | . . , < itmll not vacatu
10 olllco of nny Judge.
Approved March 3" . A , D. . 1S33 ,
A joint reeolutlou proposing to amend
: ctlcm sir CO ) of article one (1) of the Cim-
iiiMUoii U the .Male ot Nebraska , relating
to tiul by jury.
Hi * It ifsoUul nnd eimMcd by the Ixr
lil.itlire nt the Htato tit Nfbrnoka.
Section 1 That cectlon six (6) ( ) , Article on
( I ) ot Iho Constitution of t he Stan of Ne
braska * amended to read as folluwi :
Seclton r. The right of Uhil or jury shall
remain InvlolMc. bill the Jetislature nin >
provide that In chll nctlonu Iivc-slxtlie of
iho li-iy limy tender a vciuirt , mid the
IfRM.ilure iiy also nuihnrlz ? trial by *
Jury of a ICJH number than twelve ition. . t
In couitB Inferior to the district court.
Approve it Mitreh . A. D. . 1SOS. \
A Joint tctolutlon pr6pc lng to amend
section one (1) ( ) of article five ( B ) of Iho Con
tlllulton ot NcbrasKa , lelatlug to oillccri ot
the f.xecuthe acpartmcut.
ISO H resolved and vnrictrtl by the Lee-
Islaturo of tbo State "f NetuasUa.
Hecllon 1. That section 0110 tn of nttlcl *
llvo ( S ) of the Constitution or the Btalo >
of Nebraska be amended to read as fol
lows :
Settlcn I. Tbo cxceutlvn department shall
consist of n governor , lletttcmuu governor.
neei clary of state , nudlttuof public ac-
eotuilH , Iteasurei. dupeilulciidciil of nubllo
Instruction , atloiney ucnerai , commissioner
of publlo lands und bulldlngM. ami three
lalliond coniinlxslulioia , eaeh of whom , ox-
cent the mild inllroad cnnimlslonoi5 , shnll >
hold lilt olllco for n ti-im of t\\o years ,
fiom the lirst Thlirsuny nner tlio flist
Tuesday In January , nticr Ills election
and until his successor In ecu-n and iiuali.
tlcO. ICneli rallioat. commissioner sl.nll
hold hi' olllce for a teltn ot t'-co vears.
beginning on the Mist 'Itiilis .iy arlcr Iho
llrtl Tuesday In Januaiy after his elroiloiu
and until his usroos.ior is elccled and nunll-
lltd ; Provided , howe\er , Thai nt the ilrut
Rolieral election held atler the Adoption
of this amendment there shall bo elected ,
three ratliond commissioners , ono for the
period of one year , one foi Mm period of
iwo years , and one lor me period of thrco-
yrari. The governor , secretaryof mate ,
million or public nrcounts - > nd treasurer
shall li-Mlde at the capital ourlng their
term of ollleo ; they slinl ! kf.-p the tuibllo-
reenrds , liooks .Mid papers lliero. nml shall
perform such dtilles as may bo reuulred br
law.
Approved Mnrch SO. A. D. , 1S55.
A joint resolution proposing to amend sec
tion twenty-six (2ti ( ) of artlcio nve (5) ( ot Iho
Constitution of the State ot Nebraska. HmlU
Ing the number of executive sintc olIlcerB.
Ho It resolved and enacted by iho Leg
islature or thn Htato ci NcbMBUrt :
.Section 1. That section twemy-slx (2fl ( ) ot
nrtlclo llvo (5) ( ) of the Constitution or the
Stale nt Nebraska bo amended lo rend nu
follows.
Section 20 No other executive stale oin-
r-ers exoept Ihoso named In Bcollon one (1)
of Ibis article shall bo created , except by
an aot of Ihe icglslaltiro which Is con-
i-lilTod In by not leva than throe-fourths
of iho members elccled lo each house
thereof :
Provided. That nny ofllce created by au
act of leslnliiliire may bo nlmllxhod b'
the legislature , uvo-tliltili or Iho inembe *
elected to ench houxe Iheroo ! Concurring.
Approved Mnrch .TO , A D. . 1S03.
A Joint resolution proposing lo an1 .tit
-.ectlon nine (9) ( ) of artlcio eight (8) ( ) ot tho-
Constitution of the Stale of Nebraska , pro
viding for the Investmeul of the permanent
educational funds of thu state.
Hill resolved and enacted by the Leg-
Islatiuo or the Statu ot Nebraska :
Section 1. That section Mine (9) ( of article-
eight ( S ) of the Constitution of thu Stale
of iMcbrnsUa bo nnumiluii to read us fol
lows :
fa'cellon 9 All funds belonging to the state-
for educational purposes the Interest nml
Income whcreut only nre to lie used , shall
bo ileemed mint fund ) ) held by Iho state ,
and the state shall supidv all losses there
of that may In nny manner accrue , so that
the same shall loinaln Jcr"ur > invlolato
and iimllmlnl.Micil , aim 1,1 ' . . nt t > o In
vested or loaned oxcciit "n iJnlted States
or Htato securities. o ivKiaiorcil county
bonds or registered SPIIOU ! district bond *
or thla stale , nnff sucn iiiuiia , with the
Interest and Income thereof are hereby
solemnly iri" ! ; : rcr tha lurposcs for
which i7irv aio jrramoa ami set apart and
.shall not be transferred to tiny other fund :
for other uses
Provided , The board creau-.l ay section.
1 of this nrtlcJc y : I'liijimvor-Ki to sell from ,
lime to ttme n.iy ot tno secnri" a 'icloiig-
ItiK to the poiiniinrnt pclinol fund and In
vest the proceeds flrlsiiiir tlierctrom in any
or the securities inuinimicil ; n this scr-
tlon benring a Ingtier rnto ' . interest
who : over HI : onnoi 'unity iur octi ? ' . ' Investment - -
ment Ih presented ,
And provided further. That when nnr
warrant -.ipot : { ho Hl. < " iroasuicr regu
larly Issued In pursuance of an tpproprla-
tlon ly the legtalnturc and Hecurcd by the
levy of a- tax for Us payment , shall bo
presented to the state treasurer lor pay
ment , and there shall not ue any money-
Hi the propel Mind 10 pay such warrant. ,
the board created by sertlon 1 of this artl
cio may direct the state uensitrcr to pay
the amount duo on" such warrant from
moneys In his ImnOs belonging to the per
manent school fund of the Blaln nnd he-
shall hold said warrant an an Investment
of said pernmnent school fund.
Approved Mnrch 29 , A. D. , 1893.
A Joint resolution proposing an amend
ment to the Constllutlon of Iho Slalo of
Nebraska by adding a now scclion lo artlcio
twelve (12) ( ) of said constitution , to bo num-
bured buctlou two (2) ( ) , relative to the merg
ing of the government ot cities of the
metropolitan class and the government ot
the counties wherein such cities are lo
cated.
Ho It resolved and enacted by the Leg
islature of the State of Nebraska :
Section 1. That nrtlclo twelve (12) of the
Constitution of the State ot Nebraska bo-
amended by adding to xaln artlcln a new
section to he numucrod seclion two (2) ( ) . to
rend as follows :
Section 2 The govcinmeni of any oily ot
the metropolitan class ami ttic government
of the county In ivhlch It Is located may bo
merged wholly or In part when a proposi
tion so to do has been submitted liy au
thority of law to the voters of such city
nnd countv and received tlio assent of a
majority or tnntcs cast in such city ana
also n mnlorltv of the votes east In the
county pxrluclvo of tJ"ie f.iftt In sucb >
metropolitan city nt such "lection.
Approved March 23 , A. D. . 1SM3 ,
A Joint resolution proposing an amendment
to section six ( C ) of artlcio seven (7) ( ) of the
Constllullon ot the Stnto of Nebraska , pro
scribing tbo manner in which votes shall
bo cast.
He It resolvei1 nnd onficted by the Leg.
Islaturo of Iho Stnto at Nebraska :
Section 1. That section six ( U ) of nrtlclo
seven (7) ( of Iho Constitution of the State
of Nebraska bo amended to read as fol
lows :
Section G. All votes shall bu by ballot , or
such other mothort ns may bo prescribed
by law , provided th j secrecy or voting bo
preserved
Approved March 29. A. D. , 1S95.
A Joint resolution proposing to arneml
section two (2) ( ) of nrtlclo fourteen (14) ( ) of tbo
Constitution of the Slate ot Nebraska , rela
tive to donations to works of Internal Im
provement and manufactories.
Ho It resolve. ; . .nil enacted by the Lcgl.i <
laturt ! of this State of Nebraska :
Section 1. That Bectlon two (2) ( of nrticla
fourteen (14) ( of the Constitution of tha
Slate of Nebraska , ho amended to read as
follows :
Section 2. No city , county , town , precinct ,
municipality , or other subdlvslc ! : ( nf tha
stnlo , shall ever make donutionn to any
ivcrkH of Internal Improvement , or maim ,
factory , unless a proposition so to do shall
liavo been Oral Hiilmilttcil to thn qualified
elector" and ratified ny u two-tlilrds vet
it an eleotlon uy piitj.orlly of law ; Pro.
rlded , Thru -tuen donations or o county
with thu donations of suen subdivisions In
lite aggregate Bluill not exceed ten per cent
if the assessed vnluallon of such county !
Provided , further , Tnnt any city or county
nny , liv n threo.lourth vote , increase ) ouch
ndobtodnegH Mvo per - e.nr m addition ta
inch ten Tier crr.i , ind itu bonds or evl.
lencoH of InilcbtodneBO so innuod shall n *
mild unloBR tlio namn pnull huva endorsed
Ihereon n CTtlllenic surned by the Becre-
nry nnd auditor of staid , snowing thai
Ihe snino Is Issued pursuant to law ,
Apprvcd March 29 , A. D. , 1S95.
I. , T. A. Piper , secretary of stale of th
ttate of Nebraska , do hereby certify that
he foregoing proposed amendments to tha
Constllullon of Iho State of Nebraska ar
rite and correct copies of the original cn <
oiled and engrossed bills , as passed by th
twenty-fourth session of the legislature ol
ho State of Nebraska , as appears from
aid original hllln on file In this office , am ]
hat all und each of sold proposed amend *
ncnta ore submitted to the qualified voten
if the elate of Nebraska for their Adoption
r rejection at the general clcctlom to ba
icld on Tuesday , the 3d day of November ,
L , D. 1800.
In testimony whereof , I have thereunto
el my hand and ufllxed the great seal ot
he Btato of Nebraska.
none at Lincoln , thin ' 7th day of July , in
ho year of our Lori Ono Thousand Bight
lundred and Nlncty-tux , of Iho ludcpvnd *
nee of the United States the One Hundred
nd Twtnty-flnit , aud of thU atato thi
hlrtleth.
Seal. ) J , A. PIPI5H.
Secretary ol State.
AUK I IHoNovJ morn only.