10 THE OMAHA DAILY KJftEt SUNDAY , OCTO11E1 ? 4 , 18J)0 ) ,
BY'II. RIDER HAGGARD.
Atiinon crsilt , " "Atus owtiavniN. " "Mc SOLOMOVS MtNts , " ETC.
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Tin : I.OOSINO OK NOMA.
When Owen heard that It was llokosa who
had poisoned him , ho groaned and hid his
faro In h's ' hands , and thus ho remained
till the evil tale was finished Now he lifted
Ills head and ppoko. but not to llokosa
'O Qol , " ho said , "I thank Thee that at
the cost of my poor life Thou hnst been
pleased to lead this sinner toward the Rate
of HlghteousiKES , and to save allva thona
whom Thou hast sent me to gather to Thy
fold "
Then he looked at llokoia and said
"t'nhappy man , Is not jour cup full
cnoilfh of crime , and have } ou not sum-
clontly tempted the mercy of HcaVon , that
jolt would add to all jour enII decila that
ot self-murder1' "
"It Is better to die today by my own
hand " answered llokosa , "than tomorrow
among the mockery of the people to fall a
victim to jour vengeance , Messenger "
"Vengeance" " Did I speak to jou of ven-
Eeaiice'Vlio am I that I should take xcn-
geanco upon ono who lias repented' flokosa ,
fre-ely do I forgive jou all , even ns In some
tew dajs I hope to be forgiven I'ictly and
fully from mv heart do I forgive jou , nor
shall my lips tell ono word ot the sin that
jou liave worked against me"
Now , whin Hokosa heard these words , for
a moment IIP stared stupefied , then he fell
upon his km PS before Owen , and bowlm ; his
head till It touched the teacher's feet , he
burst Into bitter weeping.
"Illso and hearken sild Owen gently
"Weep not because t have shonn kindness
to jou for that Is my duty and no more- ,
but for jour slus In jour heart vuc-p now and
ever. Yet for jour comfort I tell you that
If you do this , of a surety they shall bo
forgiven to jou. llokosi , you have Indeed
loit that which you loved , and henceforth
jou must follow after that vvhlih you did
not desire In the vcij grave of error jou
have founii truth nnd from the depths of
Hin jou shall pluck righteousness Ay. that
Cross which jou deemed iccursed shall 1'tt '
you up on high foi byIt jou shall be saved. "
llokosa heird and shlvired
" \Vlio net those words between jour lips ,
Messenger' " he whispered
"Who set them Hokosa ? Nay , I know
not or riUhoi , I know well He set thc'in
who tenches us to spiak all things that aio
good "
"It mu t be so , Indeed , " replied Ilokoia.
"Vet I have heard them before ; I have
heard them from the lips of the dead , and
with them went this command that when
they fell upon my ears again I should take
them for a sign , and let my heart be
turned. "
"fell lie that tale. " said Owen.
So ho told him , and this time It was the
white man who trembled
"Hortlble h.i been jour witchcraft , 0
Son of Darkness' " said Owen , whin he had
finished "Yet It vveuld seem that It vvas
pcimltted to jou to find truth in the pit
ot sorcery. Obey , obcj , and let your hcjrt
bo turned. The dead told jou that jou should
bo set high above the nation and lib king ,
nnd that sa > lng I cannot road , though It
may befulfilled. . In some fashion which
today jou do uot think of At the least the
other saying Is true , that In the end i otric
Judgment , nud. that there shall the ain and
the aUmouient strlvo together , therefore ,
for Judgment pieparo j'ourself And now
depart , for I must talk with the King as
to this matter of the onslaught of Hafela "
"Then that will be the hignal for mj
death , for what king can forgUc one who
lias plotted such treachery against him ? "
Bald llokosa
'Teir not , " answeicd Owen. "I vlll soften
Ills heait. Go jou Into the church and
pray , for there jou shall bo less tempted ,
but before you go swear to mo that j-ou will
work no evil on jouibclf "
"I swear It , Messenger , sliKo now I desire
to llvo. If only for a whllo , seelm ; that
THIS ARMY OP HAFELA.
death shuts evciy door"
Then ho went to Ihe church and vvalted
Dine An ham later ho was summoned , and
found the King bcated with Owen
"Man , " said Nodwengo. "I am told by the
Mcittungt'l beta that jou have knowledge
of a plot tlut uxy brothci , the 1'ilncc Ilafela ,
lias made ) to fall treadleruusly upon mo
mid put mi ) &nd my people to the spear
Hnvv you come to ! n > acquainted with that
plot , and wlut pait you have playc'd In It , I
will not now Inquire , for so much have I
promised to fho Messenger Yet I warn
you it will bo well tint jou tdinuld tell mo
nil jou knuw , and that bhuuld jou lie to me
or attempt to deceive mo , then jou shall
Btirelj die "
"Kim litnr nil the tiuth , " answered
llokosa , In i voice ot desperate culm "I
lineknuwlcdco of the plat , foi U wan I
who wo\D It Lut whether or no Hafelu
will ( Miry it. out altogether I cannot say ,
for at , yet no word has n\uli d me fiom
him King , thin was thu plan that I
madoXnd , ho told him uvurjihlutr ,
"It Is fortunate for jeiu , llokuu : , " t > ald
Nodwenjo arlmlj , when he Hn.d finished ,
"that I C VM mv v\o-d to the Mr > eueei that
nn harm should rome to you , seeing that
jou have rcpimted aril confessed Thu ! Is
certain , that Hafela ban listened to j'our
evil { uurbvla , for I gave my eminent to his
flight from this land \.Ith all his people , and
ftlrciul.r his women and children have crossed
the mountain path In tUotibaiuls Well ,
this ] t > vrar that their fret shall tread It
no moio , for where the/y aso thither ho shall
KO to Join them , should ho chance to llvo to
do eo llokosa , begone , and know that day
and nlflit } ou will be watched Should jau
* o much aa dare to approach one of the
Kates of the Great Place , that moment jou
shall die"
"Have no fear 0 King" said Hrkosa
humbly 'for I have emptied all my heart
before jou The past Ii the past and 1 can
I not recall It. Per the future , while It pleases
| jou to spare me , I am the most loyal of
jour servants '
"Can a man empty a spring with a
pitcher' ' asked the King , contemptuously
1 Ily tomorrow this heart of yours may be
full again with the blackest trcachcrj , O
niEHte ) of sin and lies Many months ago
I spared jou at the pr.ajer of the. Messenger ,
nnd now at his prajcr I spare you again ,
jet In so doing I think that I am foolish "
"Nay I will answer for him , " broke in
Oivon "Let him stay hero with me and set
jour guard without my rates "
"How do I Know that lie will not mur
der jou , friend' " asked the King "This
man Is a snake whom few can nurse with
safety "
"He will not murder mo , " said Owen ,
smilingly , 'because his hi art Is turned from
evil to gooil Also , there Is little need to
minder a djlng man '
"Nay , speak not so " said the King has
tllj. "and ns for this man , bo It as jou
will Come I nust take counsel with my
Captains for our danger Is near and greal
So It camp about that Hokosa stajed In
the house of Ovv n
On the morrow the Gleat Place was full
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of the bustle ot preparation , and by dawn
of the follow ing day an Impl of some 17,0\p ( \
speirs had started to ambush Hnfela and
his force In a certain wooded defile through
vhlch ho must travel on his way to the
mountain pass where were gathered hla
women and children. The- army was not
large , at least in the eyes of the People
of Klie , who , hcfoio the death of Utn&uki
and the bieak-up of the nation , couutcd
their warriors by tens of thousands. Dut
after those events the most of the regl-
me-nU had deactted to Hafela. leaving to
Nodv.cngo not more than two and twenty
thousand rpears upon > vhlch he could relj" .
Ot these he kept lebs than n third to dc-
1 fend the Gicat Placu fiom possible attacks ,
and all the lest he sent to fall upon Hafela
far a > vay , hoping there to make au cud of
hl'ii once and for all. This counsel the
King took against the better judgment of
many of his Captains , and as the issue
proved , It was mistaken.
When O veil told Ilokosa ot It , that old
General hhruggcd his shoulders
"The Km c would have done belter to
keep his regiments at home , " he said , "ami
tight It out with Ilafela here , where ho
U well prepared. Yonder the country Is
very wide and broken , and It maj well
ehanco that the Impl will miss th.it ot
Hafela , and then how can the King defcml
this place with a handful should the Prince
buist upon him at the- head of 40,000 men'
Hut who am I that I should givu counsel
foi which none seek' "
As God wills , so shall It befall , " answeied
Oiven , wearily , "hut , oh , the thought of all
this bloodshed breaks my heart , and I tiust
that Us beatings may bu stlllol befote my
ojes behold It. "
On the evening of that day llokosa was
baptized The ceremony took plaru pot In
the church , foi Owen WPS too weak 'o go
thi > re ! , but In Iho largest loom of his house ,
and before some few vvltii"S3es chii'Pii from
the congregation , Even as. he was 1 nlng
signed with the sln of the Cross , a strange
and familiar attraction > ausel the convert
to look up , and behold ! before h m , watch
ing all with mocklm ? ejes , stood Njnn , his
wife At length the rllo was finished and
the little audience melted away , ill save
Noma , who stood silent and beautiful as a
statue1 , the light of mockery siin giermlng
In her ejes Then she spoke , saying
"I greet jou , husband. I have lotuined
from doing your business afar , and 'f ' this
foolishness is finished , and the white man
ran spaio you , I would talk with jou alone "
"I greet jou , wife , " answered Hokosa.
"Say out jour saj- , for nones Is present a-ive
us three , and from the Messengei hi ro I
have no secrets "
"What1 huhhand , none' Do jou ever talk
to him of certain fruit that jou ripened In
a garden jonder7"
'Trom the Messenger I have no secrets , "
repeated llokosa , In a heavy voice.
"Then hla heart must bo full of them
indeed , and It Is little wonder that ho seems
sick , " replied Noma , gibing , "Toll me ,
Hokosa , la It true that you have become a
Clulstlan , or would jou but fool the white
man and bis following ? "
"It la true "
At the words her graceful nhnpo was
shaken with a Ilttli ; gust of silent laughter.
"The. wizard has turned saint , " she said.
"Well , than , what of the wUard's wife' "
"You vvciei my wife before I became Chris
tian ; If the Messenger penults It , you can
still abide with me. "
"If the Messenger penults If So you
have como to this , Hokosa , that you must
ask thi ) leave of another man as to whether
or no jou should keep jour own wlfo ! There
Is no other thing that I could not have
thought of jou but this I would never have
bolluvcd had I not heard It from jour lips.
Say now do jou still love me llokosa ? "
"You kniHv well that I love jou , now and
ulwajs , " ho answered. In a volco that
sounded Hku a gioan ; "as you know that for
love of you I have done many sins from
which otherwise I should have turned
aside "
"Grlovo not over them , Hokosa After all ,
in such a count as yours , they will make
but llttlt > show Wall , If jou lave me , I
hate you , though through jour witchcraft
your will still has the mastery over mine
I demand ot jou now that jou should loose
that bond , for 1 do not dcslru to become a
Cliilstliui , anil surely , O , most good and
holy man , having ono wife already , It will
uot plc-asu jou henceforth to live In sin with
a heathen woman "
Now Iloknsa turned to Owen.
"In the old days , " he said , "I could have
answoit-d her , but now I am fallen , or raised
up at least , I am changed and cannot. O ,
prophet of heaven , tell me what I shall do. "
"Saver the bond that jou hava upon her
and lut her go , " answered Owen. "Thli
love of jours Is unholy and born of wltch-
cinft. Have done with It , or , U you can
not , ut least deny it , for such a woman , a
woman who hates juu , can work you no
good , Mort'ov e'r , ulnec she U a second wife ,
you , being a Chitstlan , are bound to free
her should tie d lro it. "
"Sho can work me no good , Messenger ,
that I know , but I kuon alio that while iho
struggles. In t70 net ot my will she can work
mo no evil. If I looto the net and the ( Ish
swims tree It mny bo otherwise"
"Loose It , " answered Owen , "and leave
the rest to Providence Henceforth. Hokosa ,
do right and take no thought for the mor
row , for the morrow Is with God and what
ho decrees that shall befall "
"I hear you. " said Hokosa. "and I obey "
Tor o.whllo he rocked himself to and fro
staring at the ground , then he lifted up his
head nnd spoke.
"Woman " hn said , "the knot Is untied
and the spell Is broken Hegone for I release
lease- you and I divorce jou riesh of my
flesh have jo.t bfen and soul of my soul ,
for In Ihe web of sorceries are we knit to
gether Yet be warned and presume not too
far , for remember that which I have laid
down I can take up , and that Should I
choose to command you must still obej.
I'arowell. jou are tree"
Noma heard and with a sigh of ecstacv
she sprang Into the air as a slave might
do from whom the fetters have been struck
off
"Ay , " she cried "I nm free1 I feel It In
mj blood , I who have lain In bondage and
the voice of freedom speaks In mj heart
and the hi oath of freedom blows In mj
nostrils I am fre-e- from jou , 0 dark and
accursed man but herein UPS my triumph
an I revenue jou are not free from me
In obedience to that white tool whom you
have murdered , jou haves lee ed me , but
jou I will not loose , and could not If I would
Listen now , Hokosa , you love me. do jou
not ? Next to this now creed of jours , I am
most of all to jou Well , since jou hive
dlvotccd tue I will tell you , I go straight
to another man Now , look jour last on
mi , for you love me , do you not1 * " and she
( dipped the mantle from her shoulders , and
except for her glldlc stood before him naked ,
and nmllcd
' Well , " she went on icsumlng her t'jbe ,
"the last words of those we love ate al-
wajs dear to us , theiefore , llokosa , jou
who were my husband , I leave mine with
jou You are a coward and a traitor and
jour doom shall be that of a cownid and
a traitor Par my sake you betrajed Um-
suka , jour King and benefactor , for jour
own sake jou betrnjcd Nodwcngo , who
spared jou , and now , for the sakeof jour
"I AJt N01IA , WHO WAS THE WIPE OP HOKOSA. "
miserable soul , you have betrayed Hafela
to Nodwcngo Naj , I know the tale , do not
answer me , but the end of It ah1 that Is
jet to learn. Lie there snake , and lick the
i hand that jou have bitten , but I , the bird
I whom jou have loosed , I fly afar taking
jour heart with me ! " and suddenly she
turned and was gene
Presently Hokosa. spoke In a thick voice
"Messenger , " he said , "this cross that jou
f have given ma to bear is heavy indeed. "
j "Yes , llokosa , " answered Owen , "for your
sins ate nailed to it. "
CHAPTEIl XVIII.
THE PASSING OF OWEN.
Once she was outside of Owen's house
Noma did not tarrj. First she returned to
Hokosa's kraal , where she had all end j
learned fiom his head wife52lntl , and
others the news of hla bctraval of the plot
of Hafela , of his conversion to the faith of
the Christians , and of the march of the
Impl to ambush the Prince. Hcre > she took
a spear , and , rolling up In a skin blanket
as much dried meat as she could carrj , she
slipped unnoticed flora the kraal Her ob
ject was to escape from the Gleat Place , but
this she did not trj to do by anot the
gates knowing them to bu guaided Some
mouths ago , before she started on her em
bassy , she had noted a weak spot In the
fence , w here dogs had torn a hole , through
which they passed out to hunt at night
To this spot she > made hoi way under cover
of the darkness for , though she still greatlj
fcaicd to be alone at night her pi casing
need completed her fears and found that
the hole was yet there- , for a tall weed giow-
Ing In Its mouth had caused it to bo ovci-
lookcd by these whobe duty It was to mend
the fence. With her assegai she widened it
a little , then drew her lithe shape through
It , and , hlng hidden till the guard had
passed , climbed the two stone walla be
yond. Once she vvas free of the town she
sot her course by the stais and started for
ward at a steady tun.
"If my strength holds I shall yet ho In
tlmo to 1/arn him , " she muttered to her
self , "Ah , friend Hokosa , this new madness
of jours has blunted your wits that once
weio Bl'nip enough You have set me free
and now jou hhall learn how I can use my
freedom Not foi nothing have I been joui
pupil , llokosa , the fox. "
Doforo the da-vn broke she was thirty
miles fiom the Great Place , and before the
next dawn she was 100 At sunset on that
second day she btood among the mountain i
To her i Ight stretched a great delllo , a rugged -
god place of rocks and bush , whc-ioln she-
know that the regiments ot the King weiu
hid In ambush Perchance she was too late ,
perchance the Impl of Hafela had alicady
pissed to Us doom In yonder gorge. Swiftly
she ran foi nurd on to the tiail which lid
to the gorge , to flntl that It had been trod
den by many feet and recently Moving to
and fro , she searched the spoor w 1th her
ejes , then rose with a sigh of Joy. it vvas
old and marked the passage of the great
company of women and children and their
thousands of cattle , which , In execution of
the plot , had traveled this path eomo days
before. Either the Impl had not yet ar
rived , or It had gene by sumo other ic.au
Wary as she was , Noma followed the old
spoor backward. A mile or more away It
had crossed the crest of a hog-backed moun
tain , from whoso summit she searched the
plain beyond , and not in vain , for thoio ,
fai beneath her. twinkled the watch fires
of the aiiny of Hafeln.
Two hours latei a woman , foolsoio and
utterly exhausted , staggered Into the camp ,
and waving asldo the spears that were lifted
to blab her. demanded to bo led to the
Prince. Presently she was there.
"Who is this woman ? " asked the great
wan lor , for , Imggered as she was wltli
tiavel , exhaustion and the terror of her
haunted loneliness , ho did not know her In
tflo uncertain firelight.
"Ilafela , " she slid. "I am Noraa , who
was the wife ot Hokosa , and for whole
nights and days I have journojed as no
woman ever Journeyed befoie , to toll you
of the treachery of Hokosa , and to save
j ou from your doom "
"What treachery and what doom ? " asked
the Prlnco
"Heforo I answer that question , Hafela ,
> ou must pay me the prko of my news. "
"Let me hear the price , Noma , "
"It Is this , PrlncoPlrst , the head of
Hokosa , who has divorced me , when you
have caught him "
'That I promise readily. What more ? "
"Secondly , the place of your chief wlfo
today and a week hence , when I uhall hove
made jou King , tha name and state ot
Queen of the I'eoplo of Fire , with all that
hangs to It. "
"You are ambitious , woman , and know
well how to drive a bargain. Well , if jou
can ask , I can gUe. for I have over loved
you , and jour mind Is as great aa your body
Is beautiful. If through your help I should
become King of the People of Fire , you
shall bo their queen , I swear it by the
spirits of my fathers and by my own head.
And now your tidings. "
"Thtsie r * tney , Hafela. Hokosa baa
turned Ohrlstlana ( , id belrajed the plot tc
Nodwengo and the great gorge jonder , hut
two hours' march , away , Is ambushed To
morrow jou and all'your people would have
been cut oft therjj Md I not run so fast and
fur to wat-n you , , oiler which the Impls ol
Nodwengo were cpiliniamled to follow jour
women and catlli.,6ver the mountain pass
and capture theirij ,
"This Is ne-ws , , indeed. " said the Prince
"Say , now how , many _ reglments are hidden
In the gorge' " . . ,
"Eight" .
"Well , I have fourteen ; so , being warned ,
there Is littleto feyir ; 1 will catch these
rats In their owu.tiqjo"
"I have a betlor plan. " ald Noma ; "It Is
this Leave sN regiments posted upon the
In jw flt jonder .bill nnd let them stay there
for then when the Generals of the Nodwcngc
see. that they do not enter the gotge thev
will believe that the ambush Is discovered
and after waiting for one day or perhaps
two will move out to give battle' , thinking
that before them Is all your strength Hut
command jour regiments to run and not tc
light , drawing the army of Nodwengo attei
them Meanwhile jes. this very night , jot
yourself with all the men that are Ipft tc
you must march upon the Great Place
which , though It be strong , can be stormed
for It Is dctcndel by less than 5000 soldiers
There having taken It , you shall slaj Nod-
weiigo. proclaiming yourself king , and attei-
ward , by the help of the Impl that you leave
here , which will maixih outward to join
succor , jou can deal with jonder army
"A great scheme , trulj. " said Ilafela. It
admitatlon , "but how do I know whether al
this talc Is true or whether you do but set
a snare for inc' "
"Hid scouts go out and creep Into jonder
gullj , " nnsweted Noma , "and jou will sec
whether or no I IIPVO spoken falselj For
the rest , I am In jour hands , and If 1 lie
jou can take my lite In pajmcnt. "
"If I march upon the Great Place It musl
be at midnight when none see mo go , " salt
Hnfela , "and what v\lll jou do then. Noma ,
who are lee weary to tinvel again so soon ? "
"I will bo borne In a litter till my strength
comes back to me , " she answered. "And
now give mo to cat ami let me lost while
I maj "
Plve hours later Ilafela , with the most o :
his armj' , a force of something over 20.00C
men , was Journejlng swiftly , but by a clr-
itiltous route , toward the Great Place ol
the King On the crest of the hill facing
the gorge , as Noma had suggested , ho left
six u-glmciits , with Instructions to Ily before -
fore Nodwengo's generals , and when they
had led them far enough , to follow him aa
swiftly ns they wcri > able These orders ,
or , rather , the first part of them , they car-
lieil out , foi , as It chanced , after two dayj *
light , the King's soldiers got behind them
by a night match , and falling on them at
dawn , killed half of them and dispersed
the rest Then It was that Nodwengo'R
generals learned for the first time that
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army only , while the main bodj vvas striking
at the heart of the kingdom , and turned
their faces homeward In fear and haste
uaac 11101 unit , "T the flight ot Noma
Owen passed into the last stage of hla slc'- '
ness , and It became evident , both to lilm-
sc-lf und to those v-ho watched him , that
at the meat he could not llvo for mote- than
a few dajs For his part , he accepted liU
doom Joj fully , si ending the time which
vvas left to him 111'writing lettcis that wore
to be forwarded li > England v henever an
opportunltj should nrlae , and In setting
down on paper a statement of the piln-
clpil events of hla strange mission , and
othei Information for the guidance of his
white successor , who by now should be
drawing nrar to the laud of the Amasuka
In the Intervals of thc o last labors from
time to time he summoned the King and
the wlsist and Huskiest of those whom he-
had baptized to his bedside , teaching thc'in
what they should do when ho vvas gone and
exhorting them to cling to the faith
On. the aftenioon 'of the fourth day from
that of the baptism ot Hokosa he fell Into
a quiet sleep , fiom which he did not wake
till sundown.
"Am I still hero' " ho aaked. wondering ,
of John and Hokosii. who vatched at his
bedside. "From my dieauis I thought that
It was otherwise John , send a messenger
to the King , and afe't ' of him to assemble
the people. , all -\Jio caie to come , in the
open place before my IIOUIP for I am about
to die , and first -nould.speak with them "
John went weeping upon hl.s errand , leav
ing Owen and Hokosa alone
1 Tell mo , HOT. ' , v hat shall I do ? ' asked
Hoko = a in a * voice of despair , "seeing that
It is I and no other who have brought tlr-
death upon jou. "
"Pret not , my brother. " answered Owen ,
"for this and other things you did In the
days of jour blindness , and It was per
mitted that you should do them to an end
Kneel down now , that I may absolve you
from youi sins before I pass away ; for I
tell jou , Ho'cosa. I believe that ere many
dajs are over you must walk on the path
I travel tonight "
' U It so' " Hokoja answered. "Well , 1
PHI glad , for I ha.e no longer any lust o-
Ilfo "
Then he knelt down and received the
absolution
No\ , John returned and Nodwengo with
him , who told him that the people were
gathering In hundrei.s according to his
w Ish
"Then clothe me In my robes and let
us go forth , " ho said "for I would speak
mj la t words In the eais ot men"
So they put the surplice and hood upon
his wasted foim and went out , John pre-
ced'ng ' him , holding , on high the ivory cru-
clflv , while the King and Hokoba suppoited
him , one on eithci side.
Without his gate stood a low wooden
platform , whence at time Owen had been
accustomed to addiess any congregation lar
ger than the church would contain On
this platfoim ho took his scat. The moon
wa.s bright above him , and by It ho couli :
see that alieady his audience numbcrcu
some thousands of men women and chll-
dien Thu news had spiead that the won
derful white man , Messenger wished to
take his farev ell of the nation , thougn
oven now many did not undeistand that ho
was djlng , but Imagined that ho was about
to leave the country , or , for uught they
knew , to vaulsh fiom their sight Into
heaven Per a moment Owen looked nt
the sea of dusky faces , then. In a low
voice , indeed , but clear and steady ;
"My children , " He said , "hpar my last
words to you. Threeyeais ago In a far ,
far land , and upon Such a night as thu
a Volco spoke to me ftom above , command
ing mo to seek joil out , to turn jou from
your Idolatry and to lighten jo'ir darkness
I listened to the voice , and hlthei I Joui-
nojoJ actoss ne.a and land , though how this
thing might be done I could not guesj Hut
to Him Who sent mo nil thing ! are pos
sible , and whllo I yet llngeicd upon the
threshold of your country , In a dream were
revealed to mo events trat were to come
So I appeared before you boldly , and , know
ing that ho had been poisoned and that I
could euro him , I-drew back jour King
from the mouth ofdcath , and j-ou said to
jouiselves'UcltoldJa wizard , Indeed ! Let
us hear him * < f > '
"Then I gave baktle to your sorcerers
yonder upon the plain , and from the foot
of the Cross PteaMi the lightnings were
rolled back upon them , and they were not
Look , now thiilf * ehlef stands at my side ,
among my dUnlpIc * ono of the fnicmost
and most faithful Afterward troubles
arose Your King died n Christian , and
many of the people fell away , but still a
remnant remal&i'd , and ho who became
King was converted to the truth. Now I
have sown the seed and the corn Is rlpo
before my ojes. Amt It Is not permitted
that I should reap the harvest My work
Is ended , my task , U done , and I , the Mes
sengei , return Vo make report to Him Who
sent the mcarage ,
"Hear mo yfi n'little while , for soon
shall my voice'bo" / silent , 'I como not to
bring peace , but a iltvord' so said the Mas
tcr whom I preach , and so say I , the most
unworthy of Ills servants , Salvation cannot
bo lion R lit at a little- price , it must bo paid
for with the blood and griefs of men , and
in. blood and griefs must jou pay , 0 my
children Even now the heathen Ib at your
gates , and many of you shall peilsh on his
spears , but I tell you that be shall not con
quer. Uo faithful , cling to the Cross , and
do not dare to doubt your Lord , for He will
protect you and your children after you ,
and Ho will bo jour Captain and you shall
bo His people. Cleave to your King , for
ho Is good , and in the day of trial listen
to the counsel of this Hokosa , who once *
was the drat ot evildoers , for with him
goes my spirit , and ho Is ray son In the
spirit. My children , faro jou well Porgce
mo not , for I have loved you , or , If jou will ,
forget me , but remember my teaching , and
hearken to these who shall tread upon the
path I have made. The peace of God bo
with you , the blessing of God be upon jou ,
and the salvation of Uod await you , as it
awaits mo tonight Friends , lead me hence
to die"
They turned to him , but before thclt
hands touched him Thomas Owen fell for'
ward upon the- breast of Hokesa and laj
there for a while Then , suddenly and foi
the last time , ho lifted himself and crlci
aloud
"I have fought a good fight1 I have fin
Ished my course1' ' 1 have kept the Faith
Henceforth there Is laid up for mo a crowr
of righteousness * and not to mi
only , but to all those who love His appear
Ing "
Then his head fell back , his dark ejcs
closed , and the Messenger was dead
Hokosa , the man who had murdered him
having lifted him up to show him to th
people amid a sound of mighty weeping
took the body In his arms and bore it them
to make It ready tor burial
( To be Continued ] )
OO > M \lITIls. : .
It Is talk wasted for an unmarried wonia
to boast of her economy to an unm.irrlci
man A man never niiiit > clales econnmj I
a woman until after he has married
woman who doesn't ptactlce It
It Is said that the festivities upon th
occasion of the marriage ot the Prlnco o
Naples and Princess Iltlcno of Montenegi
will bo upon a scale unprecedented In Italy
Judged by the scale of his preparations
King Ilumbcit will spend out of his prlvj
purse over $30,01)1) )
Iho nmrrlngo of the daughter of Mrs
Elliott P Shepard has been announced t
tnko place on Oetobcr 20 at Woodlca , th
count ! j seat ot thc Shepaids , at Scarborough
on-thc-Hudson The btldegroom-elecl I
Ernesto G Pabbrl , BOH ot the late Ernest
Fabhri , who wjs a member of tbo banking
hoiii.o of Dtcxil , Morgan fe fo
Hig Thunder , Iho Sioux binvc , wns brough
cast twchu jears ago by Uuffalo 1)111 ) , am
became an ai list's model Ho met Mis
Hattlc Hnsbagc.li , a romantic joung artlbt
and they were married in her studio ii
New York , sui rounded bj the trappings o
the redskins
"I shall need not less than $5,000 for cos
tunics , " said the star "You don't get It , '
said the manager with the dlioctncss of his
kind ' 1 am going to spend $3,001) on jour
dress , and I've got a genuine count who
Is willing to marry jou for another $1,000
There Is jour adveltlbemicnt , and 1 save
a thousand bones , see ? "
Frank Cooplei , a joung farmer living near
Auiora , Ind , attempted suicide last Sun
daj. Ho has bton paying attentions to a
neighbor's dnllghtei. Sunday she "playei
off on him" for another. Thh worried him
so much that ho went to his room ant
wrote several letters. Ono to the coroner
stated that he had been disappointed In
love , that life had lost all Its charms for
him. The letter told how and vvhero he
wished to be burled and uh.it disposition
he desired to be made of his personal piop-
ertj He then ate three bars of toilet soap
and soon became 111. His groans attracted
the attention of his parents who hastllj
sent foi a doctor Thu phjslclan soon gave
him relief and ho will recover. Ho SJJB
that ho does not want to live and will jet
kill himself.
itniicioi ; s.
In commemoration of the 1,300th nnul-
vurs.uv of the establishment of the See of
Cantcibury It Is pioposed to erect a statue
of Theodore of Tarsus , the only Greek arch
bishop of Cantcibuiy.
H Is said that Itcv Dr. Chauncej II Rrcw-
stur , lector of Grace Protestant Eplbcopal
church in Hiookljn , will probably be chosen
as the successor of the late Bishop Coxe o [
the diocese of w cstern New York
lEev. Mr. Adaeht , a Japanese student In
Vaudcrbllt uuivcislty , pi cached In Memphis ,
Tenu , last Sundaj. His command of Eng
lish Is good and he held the close attention
o" a largo congregation in one of the leading
Methodist churches
Two evangelistic workers are traveling
through Maine In a carriages ornamented
with bible texts and having an adjustable
platform , from which exhortations arc de
livered Handy racks hold all sorts of
tjiacts and the wagon Js equipped with
sleeping accommodations for the workers ,
President W. C. Young of Center college
Danville , Ky , who died the other day , was
ono of the most widely known Prebbjterlan
ministers In the countiy. He was mod
erator of the Presbyterian generaly assem
lily when It met in Portland , Ore , and
when the Drlggs question was up for dls-
ci"o" .
Rov. Dr M. C B Mason , who has been
chosen secretary of the Freedman's Aid so
ciety and Southern Education society , iu
place of Dr Harwell , elected Methodist
llshop of Afilca , Is a man of unusual learn
111 ; ? and eloquence and the only man of his
lace In any church in the United States
who receives an annual salary of $4,500. He
Is a man of pure African blood.
llcv Allen W. Whalcy , jiastor ot the Afrl-
ern Methodist Episcopal chuich in Spokane
Wash has abandoned the pulpit because. a =
he sajs he can no longer aftei two jears
of deep rellectloi and i ill leal observation
subscribe to the doctrine. , of the church
lie Intends to tuin his attention tc. the prac
; lce of law probably In Chicago In a pub
ishcd statement he says that he left the pul
lit because he wants and must have- freedom
ind libelty In the noblest sense1 and hcenu&c
ils conscientious convictions and ainu aic
against the teaching * of the church. In gen
cial.
Pope Leo XIII , It Is known has a veij
le-ivous temperament , and this , added to
its Incessant woik and o\citlons , icndcra
ilm liable to frequent Insomnia Ho has not
slept lately much more thin two hours a
light. AVhen sleep does not come to him he
composes Latin vcises or call * outof hK
tecrotaries and dictates to him In his hod
oem sentences , skctclici for documents 01
or encjclleal letters , and thus kcnpd con
stantly at work 'Iho pttnciinl plijslcal
rouble' with the * pope it , that he eatchcb
colds eiblly , which lender him voiceless foi
- . few dajs , but which do Mot affect his gen
cial health.
1IIOIlM ) IMXVI'IIV.
Forty-five mlllH are now running on full
line at Pall Hlvci , MasJ.
Ilia National Union of French Jtalhvay
Employe's lias 75,00' ' ) member. )
Joseph Hovvman , one oE the pioneers in the
collar Industry , of Troy , has Just died , at
ho age of SI years Ho did much to de
velop the collar Industry , und kept pace
vlth Its development.
Employes of. llu Missouri , Kansas and
Texas rallwaj sjstcm engaged In Its tiaiu
survlco , with the exception of thu locomotive
englneeis , have united unJiir onu fecleiallon
and will hereafter jie-t together in all mat
ters affecting their i ommon interebts > .
The petroleum indiibtiy of Husala lus just
lost Us pioneer oy the death In Sweden of
Kolx-it Nobel H wai to a chance visit to
llaku. In 1S7J , thnt ho owed hl Bie.it dla
covery of the rich dcpoblti of petioleum
in the Caucasus ,
Dining thu last two jcais Iho boilermakers -
makers e < pendcd ( ess than $5 OOU for Eti II.c
benefits anil In t'u of the principal strikes
secured advances * l-i lUign , aggregating
$30,000 per annum to theli members Piob-
ably this sum would be dmibk'd ' by thu ad
vanccs gained without recourse to stilkcs.
The now silk made from wood or vege
table waste is said to bo a beautiful and
serviceable fabric- , and likely boon to take-
Its place In the market of the ! woid. Its
cost Is 19 cunts a yard
Insurance against non-employment U an
accomplished fact In Cologne Worklngmcn
who have resided two jean In that city and
are over 18 jours of ago can join the fcoclcty
The dues aru 0 cents par week. If no em
ployment can be proem cd for a member
during thu dull season , SO cents per day Is
paid to him If married , as cents If single
Itio cltj has started a guaranty fund for tin
society with $0000 , to which $11,500 has
been added by subset iptliius among employ
ers The society hopes to enroll enough
members to meet all liabilities likely to oc
cur.
cur.Tho
The practical use of aluminium Is extend
ing In various parts of Europe. In Geimanj
two corps of thu army are equipped with
aluminium , which includes chuvrons and
every artlclo of metal cairied on the per
son , even the buttons on the clothes and
the pegs In the shoes. The eword , bayonetH ,
scabbards , etc , are alsa made of the new
light metal In Paris there Is a cab made
of aluminium , und In many of thu races at
Longchumps the horses were shod with
aluminium Theiet are also tncial racing
sulkies made of aluminium It U only a
short time ) ago that an Ohio firm built sev
eral ducUboata of aluminium
PROPOSED
CONSTITUTIONAL
AMENDMENTS
The following proposed amendments to the
Constitution of the State of Nebraska , as
hereinafter set forth In full , ate submlttcil
to the electors of thu State of Nebraska , to
be voted upon at thu general clrctton to be
hold Tuesday , November 3 , A 1) ISOfi
A joint lesolutlon proposing to amend
sections two (2) ( ) , four (4) ( ) , and live (5) ( ) , ol
article sl(0) ( ) of the Constitution of tin
Statu of Nebraska , relating to number o (
Judges of the supreme court and their term
of otjlcc
HP It revoked and enacted liy the Lccls
Inturc of the State of Ncbinsh.i
recllun 1. Ph.it section two ( . ' ) of article
six (0) ( ) of tlio Constitution of the Stnto ol
Nobtnvl.il bo iiincnilcil 10 ns to lead ns fol
lows.
Section 2 Tim supreme court sh.ill until
otlurvvlso ptovlded by l.iw , consist of live'
(5) ) Judges , n innjoilty ( if whom shall be
lieii-ssuj' to foini u ( inoruni HI to pio-
n on in o a decision It shall lm\o oililnul ;
Jiitlsdlotlon In r.i .ps relating to revenue
civil cascH In vvltlih tlio mate shall IH > n
putv mindumiis , quo w m into , habeas
( inpus , mill sikh appellate Jiillsdletloll , us
may bo provided b\ law
Section 2 That section four ( I ) of article
"It ( ii ) of the Constitution of the stnto of
Nebr isku , bo iimc-ndcd so aa to road is fol
lows.
Section -1 The judges of the stnremo
eonit ahall 1 > ihctid bv the elcclois of
the slatp at hiieo. and theli term of otllie ,
pvppt us liiir Innlli-r piovldid , nliall IIP fin
u peiloil of not Ins than IHe (5) ( ) Jiais as
th ( < IPL.I d ilnrp mapu crlbe
Section .1 That sctlon the (5) ( ) of aillclp
six ( ii ) of the Constitution Of the Hluto of
Ncbiaskn , be ami nded to mid as follows
Section R At the Hist general ( kitIon to
IIP held In the jpir lir' ' < i tin u > Blmll IIP
elected two Jtldttes of the supleme coutl
one ofhom shall he eliiteil for i term of
two ( J ) veils , one lei the Urm of foul ( I )
Jems , and at each generil eleetlon there
uflel , thuip shall IIP eleited one judge of
the supietne court for the term of live ( " 1
\eais , unlpss otherwise provldid by 11\\ ,
I'rovldid. That the judges of the supreme
' ourt whose trims ha\e not c\plied at tin
time of holding the Kenual election of IS'ii
shall eontlnuo to hold their olllce for tin-
tPinalmlpr of the term for which they
were rpspcctlvelj- commissioned
Approved March 20 , A D 1A93. .
A Joint resolution proposing an amend
ment to section thirteen (13) ( ) of article sl\
of the Constitution of the State ) of Nebraska
relating to compensation of supreme and
dlstilct coitit judges.
Ho It icsolved by the Legislature of the
atato of Nebt isKa :
Section 1 'lli.it section thirteen ( IT ) of
article s\ | ! ) of the Constitution of the
State of Ncbnska bo anniultd BO as to
leid as follows.
See 1 , ! The Judges of the supreme and
dlstilrt com Is shill receive foi their sr
\lies such compein itlon as in ly bo pto-
vlded bv law , p lyahlu qu irtcrly
The legislature "hall at Us llrst esslon
after the adaption of this amendment
thieo fifths of the nicmbeis elected to
each house concurring , establish their
pompons. Ulon The compens ulon so es
tablished shall not be chunked oftener th in
once In four joirs and In no event unlesi
two-thirds of the members elected to cath
house of thp leglsliturp concur therein.
Appi oved M n ch CO , A D 1&D3
A joint resolution proposing to amend
section twcntj-four (24) ( ) of aitlclo five (3) ( )
of the Constitution of the State of Nt.bra.ika
elating to compensation of the officers of the
executive department.
He It lesolved and enacted by the Legls
aturp of thp St itp of Ncbrasl.a
Section 1 That section twenty-four (24) ( )
of aitlclo flvp CO of the Constitution of
the St ito of Nubro.sk i bo amended to read
is follows :
Section 24 The otllccrs of the executive
lepirtment of the state government shall
ccclvo fet their serlt.es a compeiihatlon
to he establlshc-d by I iw , which shall be
lelther Increased nor diminished ( luting
thu t < rm for which they Bhall have been
commissioned and they shall not ictolvc
o theli own use any fees , costs , Interests
upon public moneys In theli hands 01
indir their control , peiqtilsltcs of olllco or
othei compensation , and , ill fees that maj
leri after be payable by law foi sei vices
lerformcd by 1111 olllcer piovlded for In
thl i" sh ill bo p ild In idvanco Into
ho state tre isury. The legislature sh ill
at Its llrst hPsslon after the idoptlon ot
his amendment , triee-flfths of thp mem
jors elected to eich house of the liglsi.i-
uro concur ) Ing * , i htnbllsh the silaiies of
ho olllccis u lined In this article Toe
compensation so established shall not be
changed oftpnrr than omn In four VPIIIS
ind In no event nnli ss two-thlids of. tht
nembcrs dcited to e icb house of the leg
stature concur thnuln.
Aipproved March 2'J A. D ISDo
A Joint reiolution proposing to amend
cctlon one (1) ( ) of article six ( C ) of the Cou-
tltutlon of the State ol Nebraska , i dating
o judicial power.
Be Ii resolved and em"ted by the Legls-
aluru ot tlio Stite of Nilnaskn-
Section 1 That settlon one (1) ( ) of article
Is. (0) ( of the Cointltutlon of the StatP of
\pbiaska be amendetl 10 re id us follows
Section I 'llnJudlclil pown of this stntt
lull bo vesti-d In a supreme court , ills
rlct courts. count > coitus , Justices of tin
f ico. pollen immi-uratps and In mu h
ther courts Interior to tlio nupiomc coin !
s mij bo created hj 1 iw In which tv.o
birds of the inpmbcTS alcctiii to each hoiuc
oncur
Appiovcd March 29 , A. D IMS
A Joint resolution proposing to amend sec-
ion eleven ( U ) of article six (6) ( ) of the
Constitution of the State of Ncbraaka , ru-
itlng to Increasein number of buprcme-
nd dlstilct court Judsoi
He It resolved and emoted by the Leg-
slaturu of the St iti of Nebuskn
Hictlon 1 'lint fcpetlon ile\cn (11) ( ) of artl-
! o i-\\ \ ( < i ) of the Constitution or the Slum
f NcbiaAa lu amended to lead aa foi-
> ws :
Section 31 The legislature , whenever tvvo-
lirds of the iiuinbeis clcctul to each honao
hall concui lli ii'ln ninv , in or niter the
cur ono thoimnd elglit hundred and
ln ly-Hiven and nut ottincr thin oncu In
vi ry four year ) , imioaso the iiumbui of
udues of supreme and district coutts , mil
no judlcfil dlitilctT of thu st-Uo Su < h
Istilcts jhall be funned of comnicl tciil-
orv , und lioiuukil by county Hi it , find
lien Increase , or any < han o In the
utindailiH of a district , sh ill not vacatu
.ho otllco of any judie.
Appro veil Al.uih 10 , A. Di , IWj.
A Joint resultitlon propoBlng to amend
ectlon sK ( K ) of artlclo ono (1) ( ) of the Can-
tltutlon of the Statfl of Ncbraski , i elating
o trial by Jury.
Ho it icbolvod and enacted by the I..G- !
slnturo of thu Kt ito of NuluiiHki'
Section 1 Tint SUM lion Hlx ( CJ urtlt.lo ona
) of the ConHtltutlon of the State of No-
railt i | io amomled 10 rend as follows
Section fi The il-ht of trial by Jmy ahull
uin.iln inviolate , but the kslbl itmo may
rovldo th it In civil aotlonn Hvn-slxtha of
ho jury miy inndor a verdict , and the
eplslaturo by also authoilzu trl il by u
ury of a lesi numbci than tw Ivu men ,
n ( Otirtn Infn inr to the district court.
Approved March 23 , A. D , 1SD5.
A Joint lesoiutlon proposing to amcna
ectlon ono ( I ) of artlclo live (5) ( ) of the Con-
tltution ot Nebraska , routing to olllcprs of
lie executlvo department
Bo It irRoheil and enacted by the Lcg-
slature of the btatii of Ncbraaki
Settlon 1 'llmt section one (1) of artlclo
v (5) ( ) of the Constitution of the .Stain
> t Nebraska be nmcndid to read as fol-
° lpptlon 1 The executive depirtment shall
onaUt of a Rnvernm , lieutenant govoinor.
ecretaiy of Htato , auditor of public ai-
ountj tre.iiiurer , Hurorliitundont of public
iHtitictlon. HtloniBy B nural. commissioner
( public landi und buildings und three
alho.ul eomml3nloneiH , cadi of whom , PX-
cpt tbcj aald i.illruad commisslnnprD , uhall
lold his o'ilcn foi 11 term of two ytara ,
iota the tlrst 'Ihurmlay aflnr the first
'iii-rtday In Januviy. aftoi his "lection ,
nd until his huncisnr la elected and quail-
fil Uauh railroad commlHslnncr uhall
loM his olllce for u term of thice > cars ,
pglnnlna on the first 'Ihuisday after the
ml Tutttiday In January after hla election ,
nd until his usccesHur Is olieted and quail
ed1 Provided , howovrr. Tint at tha tint
unrral eliictlon huld nftrr Iho adoptiun
f this nmundrnc'iit thtro shall bo eloutcd
hreo railroad commlsslonerB , ono for the
leilod of onu ytmr onn for the period of
wo > pirs , and ono for tha porlod of I hreo
VJTS. 'Iho governor , urcretury of t U ,
udltor of public accounts , and truiiHurer
ball rcaldu lU th < i capltol clurlinr their
ornv or olllco , they uhull keep thu publla
tcordJ , books und napcm there , and shall
lerCoim < uch ctutli-a as may bo requited by
uw *
Appioved March CO , A D. , 1S95
A joint rtaolutlon prajioal-u to mend ice-
tlon twentyIx (26) ( ) of artlclo five (5) ( ) ot liicj
Constitution of the State of Nebraska , limit.
Inn the number of executive stale offlceM.
Hn It rpfiolvcd und etmetBd by thn I 'K-
Islnturo of the Rtato of Nebraska ,
Section 1 That section twin \ dx ( M ) of
article live (5) ( ) of the Constitution of the
State of Nebiaska bo nmendcd to iread ad
follows.
Section 1C ! No other executive st ite offi
cers except these named In section ono (1) )
of this article shall be created , except by
an act of the liglslnttirn which H con-
currtd in bv not less than tluoo-fourtha
of the members elected to each housa
thereof ,
riovldcd , That any otllee created bv an
net of the legltliture mu > be abolished by
the legislature , two-thin1- the members/
elected to etu h house thi-ieof concurring.
Appiovnl Mnith 30. A D. , 1 < > 9J
A Joint resolution proppslng ; to amenA
section nlno (1) ( ) of article' eight ( S ) of Iho
Constitution of the State of Nebraska , pro
viding for the Investment ot the permanent
educational funds of the state.
He It resolved ami i-nutid bv the I. g
Hlittno of the State of Ndiinska
fn tlon 1 Tint SPI tlou nlno ( ' ) of at Hi In
'Kht is ) of the Constitution or the Slut-i -
of Ni hro-ilvix be amendid to lead us fof
low s
JVi tlon n All funds belonging to the staid
foi tdiuatlnniil purposes the Interest and
liuoiiif vvlure.of onlj me to IIP used , shall
be diimeil trust funds held bv the state ,
and thn utitn shall supply all losses thereof -
of that miiv in inv minner accrue , so tint
the same shall iimaln Ml ever Invlolita
and iiiidlmlMlshtd nnd shall not lie In-
vestid or loaned txtept on Tnlled Studs
01 slate siciultUs or registered county
bonds 01 registered si honl district bond !
of this state , nud such fuiulsvlth the
lute lest mid liiiome then of are herel'v
solemnly pledge d for the purposes ror
whlih they ate gtantid and set npirt tin I
lmll not bo tiausfeired to anv otliu fund
for other uses ,
I'loxliUd , The bo ird crpnted bj1 spctloii
I of this aitlcle Is empowelcd to sell from
time to time any of the Hcuilllcs bctoni.-
Itiu to tin pet mam nl school fund and In-
visl the piomds arising thcicfiom In any
of the sciuiltlis iniinieinted In this sp -
tlon bent ing n hlghei into of liitiitxt ,
vvhimvn nn oppoiliinltj foi bctte < x Ilivnt-
metit Is pipsentid ,
And pnnldid further , That when nny
winiaiit upon the alnte ttiasuin rctu-
liitlv ls in d In puisiiiinie of 1111 appropili-
tlon bj the Icglsl iturn and secuiid bj thn
lew of n t.ifor Its pijmcnt. sinii | itl
piesciitcd to the t lie tua-iuiii foi piv-
incut , and tluru shall not bit anv money
In the proper fund to pij siuh wan int ,
the board ireited by section I of this aril-
tie m i > dltcct the Htate tie.isurpr to piv
the amount due on such warrant frnui
niomji In his hands beloiiRlng to the per-
inanent si heel fund of the state , and In
shall hold slid win ant us an Investment
of i-ild permanent sthool fund
Approved March 21. A I ) iv-n
A Joint resolution proposing an amend
ment to the Constitution of tha Statu of
Nebraska by adding a now bectlon to nrtlclo
twelve (12) ( ) of said constitution , to be num
bered section two (2) ( ) , relative to the merg
ing of tlio government of cities of the
metropolitan class and the government of
Iho counties wherein such cities arc lo
cated
Uo It reso'ved ' npd enacted bv the I.eg-
Islatuie of the St ite of Ncbiaski
Section 1. That irtlclo twelve (12) ( ) of thn
Constitution of the State of Neluaska bo
amende el bv adding to s iM artlilo , v nuw
section to be mimbeieel section two ( . ! ) , to
lead as follows
Section . ' The government of any cltv of.
the m tropolltin cl iss and the government
of the eountv In which It Is lonied may ba
merged wholly or In pait when a proposi
tion HO to do his been submitted bj' au
thority of law to the votirs of muh city
and eountv and received the assent of a.
m ijorlty of the votes cast In stie-h city and
also n majcultv of the votes cast In tha
eoiintj' exclusive of those cnst In sucll
mctropollt in cltj at such election.
Approved March 29 , A. D. , Ih'ii.
A Joint resolution proposing an amendment
to section six (8) ( ) of article seven (7)of ( ) the
Constitution of the State of Nebraska , pic-
scribing the manner In which votes shall
bo cast.
Ho It lesolved and enacted by Iho Leg *
Islxturo of the Statp of NebrisUn-
Section 1 That set tlon Hl < c ( fi ) of artldq
SPVPII (7) ( ) of the Constitution of tln > St Ua
of Nebraska bo imcmlcd to re.id aa fol
lows'
Sietlou C All votes bhall be bj' billet or
such other method an may lie pi > iilbi I
by livv provided the secrecy of voting bj
pr < served
Apptoved March 29 , A I ) , IS1) ;
A Joint resolution proposing to"ampiid
section two (2) ( ) ot aitlcle fourteen ( II ) of tha
Constitution of the Stateof Nebraska , re-la-
tlve to donations to woiks ot Inteinal Im
provement and manufactories
He It rpsolvpd and emcted by the Legis
lature of the St ite of Nelu iski :
Section 1 Tint section two (2) ( ) of nrtlcla
fem teen (14) ( ) of the Cone tltutlon of thu
St ito of Ncbi.iski , bo amended to lead aa
follows-
faoitlon 2 No city , counlv , town , picclnct ,
n unlclp illty , or other .subdivision of thn
state , shall evet in ike donitlons to nny
works of Intel nil Improvement , or minu-
fncloiv , unless a pioposltlon BO to do h ill
hive been Hist Hiibmlttid to Iho iiiiailllid
ilectots and i itllled bj a Uvo tlilnls vote
at an elct Him by nulhoiltv of law , I'lo-
vldfd , Th it sin h donations of u eountv
with the don itloim of sin h subdivision i lit
the iifjgicgato Hhall not exeiul ten pet cent
oC the asscsvd viluitlon of such couiitj' ;
Provided fuithcr That any city or county
m ly by a three-fourths vo'o Incren-p siicn
Indebtedness llvo | ur < iut. In nddltlon to
mi'h ten Dr cent and no boiuH 01 cv t-
dcncc'3 ot Indcbti dnesi no Issued shall bi
v.al'd unions tno sime Hhall have endorbid
t ! creou a cf infiniteslKiird bv the secru-
tary and auditor of Htnte , slunvlng that
the Hlrno Is Issued pill sll.lilt to I iw.
Approved March L9 , A I ) , 1S3
I , J. A Piper , secretary of state of tha
state of Nebraska , do hereby eortlfy tint
the foiegoInK pioposed amei dmc-nts to tlu
Conbtltutlou of the Slate of Nebraska ara
tiun and coircct copies of the oilglnal en
rolled and engrossed hills , ns pissed by the
Twenty-fouith session nf the legHaturo of
the Stale of Nebraska , as apppuis fiom
said original hills on flic In this ofTlcc- , and
that all and each of said piopoaed amend
ments arc submitted to the iiualHUd voters
ot the state of Nebraska for their adoption
or rejpi tlon at the geneul election to bu
held on Tuesday , the 1 day of November ,
A. I ) , 1833
In testimony whcicof , I have thereunto
sot my hand und olllxcd thn great neal of
the state of Nebraska
Done at Lincoln , thl 17th day of Jitlj , In
the jear of our Lord , One Thousand night
Ilundicd and Ninety-six , of the Imlipuid-
enco of the United States thu Onu II n ml red
and Twenty ( ln > t. and of this state tin
Thirtieth.
Seal. ) J A PH'IJIl.
Bcci clary of State
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