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    THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : WEDNESDAY , PEBttUAllY 3 , 1807.
AROUSES PARTISAN SPIRll
of Politics Are Finally Open n
Lincoln.
RECOUNT BILL STIRS UP BITTER STRIFI
Measure 1'n nut1 * < 1io Illume Knnll ;
nnniiKh Umler the INiMv Ortlur ,
lint Jinx Hii\e " Ilnril Time
In tlie Somite.
LINCOLN , Feb. 2. ( Special. ) The hous
to Jay by Its action In passing tlio 1)111 ) pro
vldlng for a recount of the ballots cast to
the constitutional amendments , voted upoi
nt the last general election , closed one o
the most bitterly waged political contest :
hnown In the history of legislation In Ne
brasha slnco the now famous session o
1891. The bill received seventy-one votes
or four more than the requisite number ti
make It ft law , Immediately upon Ha np
proval by the governor. The four populist ;
from Douglas county who jesterday bccann
members of the house for tht first tlnn
voted In favor of the ppssago of the bill
John 0. Yelscr , ono of the four , \\as re
ported to bo opposed to the bill > csterday
Representative Wooster stated last nigh
that ho was opposed to the bill. Doth votei
for It , although It would have passed wltl
the desired emergency clause without theli
votes.
The bill Is now before the senate , havlnf
Jjcen read the first tlmo just on the eve
of the day's adjournment. Tomorrow It wll
bo referred to the committee on constltu
tlonal amendments , of which Senator Kan
Bom la chairman , T.lio committee will prob
nbly take the bill under consideration to
morrow night at a meeting called In Sen'
ntor Ransom's room In the Hotel Lincoln.
The bill as It passed the house had already -
ready been Introduced In the upper brand :
of the legislature by Senator Hearing ol
Cass county and It vvns the subject of con-
elderatlon at a meeting held by the com-
inltteo on constitutional amendments lasl
Tuesday night. At this meeting the dif
ference of opinion was so radical that n sub
committee consisting of Senators Hansom
IFoltz , Gondrlng and Murphy was appointee
to draft on entirely now bill. The subcom
mittee was also divided In Its views ami
ns a result of these differences It was prac
tically decided to draft two new bills. Sen
ators Hansom and Fcltz favored the recount
of the ballots by a legislative committee ,
while Messrs Oondrlng and Mutphy believed
that the whole question should bo submitted
to the supreme court for adjudication. To
night , however , It Is reported that Scnatoi
Oondrlng Is Inclined to let the house bill
Eta ml or fall on its merits.
Iho passage of thp bill through the houst
lias aroused a bitter partisan feeling that 1 :
lll.ely to continue throurh the session. Th <
imi'Cft fr and against the proposed recouni
of the ballots Is drawing to Lincoln promlnem
leaders In both parties , and both sides ar <
using every effort to advance or defeat tin
1)111. It Is openly charged that the popullsi
leaders in the state have no hope of flnallj
floating Judges Klrkpitrlck and Neville upor
the supreme bench ; that the most they hop <
to do Is to count In the amendments and de
claio the two Judges entitled to their seat !
with the full expectation that the supreme
court will ultimately decide that the law bj
which the amendment ballots were recountei
is unconstitutional. Then the party leaden
propose to go before the people in the ne.\l
state campaign with the matter , eharglnf
that a partisan supreme court had thwartet
the will of the paopU-
. Oit the other haml It 'Is as erted tint ba-
fore the bill can r > as.s the senate an actloc
Kill bu cfmiaier.ctd in itio uistut-t com * u
liincaster county enjoining the auditor 01
public accounts from drawing his vvairanl
for the payment ot moie than $3 per day tc
members of the pra'sent legislature or foi
moro than forty dajs. By this means th (
constitutionality ot the law by which tin
amendment extending the legislative sezsloi
to sixty days will bs tested in the supreme
court.
x Absis iiui.i/s nucouar HIM ,
HOIIMC FlmlN Miny Jloro Than the
I\ocikNNiir > T\i o-ThlrilH Majority *
LINCOLN , re.b. 2. ( Special. ) House roll
No , G , the measure around which all legis-
tlon has revolved during the past two weeks ,
was today pissed by a vote of 71 to 20. The
bill piovldes for H recount of the vote on
the constitutional amendments. Following
Is the full text of the bill :
A bill for tin uct to recount the ballots
rust on the constitutional amendment rc-
Intlnp to the Judges of suorrme coutt nnd
their term of olllco , on November 3 1WO , to
compare said b illots , declare the result nml
IK penalty for violation or the provisions of
this net.
Uo It enacted by the legislature of the
State of Nehiaski :
Section 1. Thru county cleiks of each
c'ounty M Ithln the stnto are hvtou } required
' 1o forward to the fpoaker of the house ot
representatives on or befoio thr > 10th day
of rebnmry , 1817 , nil thij ballots nnd poll
jJiooKH returned to them by the judges and
- rk-rlcs of election , held Novembei 3.1SJ1 IP-
" .Iixtlntf to the constitution il amendment In
creasing the number of judges of the su
preme court nnd fixliiR their tunn of ollice.
Also tlm rleiks of counties having ciiBtody
( of thf nbstr.ic-tH of voti > cist li | the pen i-
Jr.jtorl'il and rcuicscntiitlvc districts at such
. .election , Hhall onclojo them with said poll
and b illotH
Sprtlon 2 Thr- president of tlio senate
/ BHill appoint two senators nnd the speaker
of the house hhall appoint three members
of tin- house , who nhall Jointly coUHtltuto
n bo.nd to lumped. rouni nnd comp.no sail
ballolH , poll books and abitraet.s nml report
In wilting to the govcinoi thnlr llndlng
* tlureon and declare thi remit , on or before
mtho 23th day of IVhiuuy , IS'17 ,
nil Spptlnn 1 H ild bond may employ sulll-
l ( lent cleilcal force not exceeding tjirco to
-HHsHt In mirh woik
Section 4. If , upon Iho ipturn of the report
' of w.ild board , It shall appear that Hald i on-
' .titltutloiial amendment was adopted accord-
Ins to law , the novel nut hhnli linnudlutelv
tsiup his JIIOPI imailnn di ol.irlns hilil
niinu'iulnipnt to b a pirl of tliu e-oiistltiitlon
" "of the nt itu.
" Section 3. Slid icport shall bo reccmltd In
> the olllco of Iho souu'Uirv of state , and
jtheieafter shall bo prlma fni'lu. evidence of
the iPHUlt of Urn election upon said constltu-
oittoiml amendment.
m Seotlon 0. Imtnoill Upy ] upon completion of
Bald etnivuas & .xld bourd shall seal up sulil
mi \ ,
nt
in
think vUiatiiloiij'train of diseases nrlso from
Impure blood. Then keep tlio blood pure with
SarsapariEla
anoOnoTruolllood Purifier. All druggists.
' ' Hood's Pills nro nlwu > 9 reliable. .S
CUIclic tcr l.iiBiiiti Ilinmunil Unas.
Original and foly Ucuulnc.
B > rc , lwu. tillable. i uil lit
1'ruinlil for Iklckuliri / | , , , jj'i Dl ,
njiJIii ltnUn.1 c.oAj n'H jll ! <
M clih blue lIMnn. T Lo
noollii-r. lurvitdinifir , * ! iwtillju.
. _ .
"Itfllrr for I . .JlrUl.ll
all. IH.IIUI ) l tiCi < .uUI >
DR , S. B. COHENS ' ' : . , ,0 Muo
Am.xp. HIils ' ' '
Ml'HIllU.
Notlco Is bc-reby Klven that the rouulnr
nnmml inectlnR of the storkholdera of the
South 1'lutto l.und company will bo held
at the otllcn ot b.ikl company in Lincoln ,
Nob. , at 10.30 o'cloc-U n. in. , on the linn
Wednesday In Maich , U07 , belnu the third
day of the month ,
Uy order ot tlio bourd nf directors.
It. O. I'HIU IPS , Sectary.
Lincoln , Neb. , Ktbiuary 1 , jsar ,
-
Pozzoni's Complexion
POVTDUB produces a sift and beautiful eklnt
it combiues every cluincut of beauty and
purity.
billets , 9ol ! boohi nnd nbatrnctn nnd re-tun
them to the speaker Of the house , who shnl
cnunc them to bo forwarded to the Severn
county clerks.
Section 7 It shnll bo the duly of th <
speaker ot the ! IOU P to take the necessir
prccnutlon to prosvrvo the Integrity of 5nli
bnlloti , poll books and abstracts from tin
time tucelvcd by Kim until returned to ? nl <
county clerks.
Section S. Any county olcrk falling t <
ttnnsmlt Rilch ballots , poll books nnd nb
strncts to the speaker of the house , ns re
quired Ity thli net , shall bo deemed guilt ]
of a ml dompnnor , nnd shall be lined no
less than KOO nor moro than tl.OOO.
Section S Whereas an rmergency exist' '
this net shnll bo In force from and after Hi
passage ,
BALDWIN SWORN IN.
When the roll was celled this morning Mr
Button of Pawnee stated that he had rccelvcc
a telegram to the effect that his brother wai
not expected to live , and asked to be ex
cuscd , Ills request was granted. An at
tempt was made to suspend the reading o
the journal. Hoddy objected , and on i
rising vote was sustained.
As Representative Baldwin , ono of tin
newly seated members from Douglas county
did not take the oath of onlce yesterday It
company with tliu other three , on motion o :
Hull , Chief Justice Post was Invited to ap
pear In the house and administer the oath
The committee , Messrs. House , Gcrdcs am'
Dobson , w ailed on the chief juillce , when :
they found on the bench , and unable to com
ply. The committee reported this fact , will
the addlttonil Information that the chlol
justice w.ould administer the oath In the
supreme court room. Representative Bald1
win was escorted to the supreme court roon :
where the oath was administered.
Hull directed attention to Iho fact thai
Mrs. Clara Berwick Colby had been grantet
twenty 'minutes in' which to address tht
house. A motion was made that Hull be
mined a committee to escort the lady tt
the house. This was amended by the sub
stitution of Roddy of Otoe. Mrs. Colbj
thanked the house for the kindly greeting
accotded her , and complimented the memben
on the large number ot woman suffrage bills
now pending. The speaker said that loui
western states already had woman suffrage
and she was now hero to in go the Nebraska
legislature to memoralUo congress In be
half ot the proposed suffrage amendmenl
which has been pending In congress for al
least two decades. Mrs. Colby dwelt on the
fact that , so long as men had Invaded the
Industrial field formeily occupied exclusively
by women , such as soap and candle making
and even milliner ) and drtssmaklng , It was
no more than fair and Just that woman be
be accorded equal rights with man In the
whole field of politics and Industry.
Wcostcr , at the conclusion of Mrs. Colby's
address , asked a number ot questions which
were readily answered and to the evident
satisfaction of the members ot the house.
IinCOMMENDED TOR PASSAGE.
On the call for reports from standing com
mittees the following bills wcro recommended
for passage :
House roll No. 153 , repealing the Russian
thistle act ot 1893.
House roll No. 57 , ' amending the game
law of 1S95.
House roll No. 131 , providing for the sale
on execution of stock of corporations.
House roll No. 24 , requiring the hides ol
meat cattle to be exhibited for ten days by
purchaser or slaughterer.
House roll No. 133 , providing for punish
ment for cruelty to children.
House roll No. 140 , providing for the adop
tion of minor children.
House roll No. 109 , providing for the re
funding of expenses Incurred by a county
In taking care of the insane of auctihcr
county.
House roll No. 20G , reducing the salary
of county commisslorors to $3 per diem
when in actual session and providing that
In counties ot over 70,000 inhabitants the
salary shall be $1,200 per annum.
House roll No 140 , reducing the salaries
of couiuy attorneys.
The following bills were ordered to the
general flic :
House roll No. C9 , providing for public
ncaka and the appointment of v.-elghmas-
tOl'S.
tOl'S.House roll No 183 , legalizing the acts ot
the'county clerk of Buffalo county.
When Hull's bill , house roll No. S3 , was
reported from the committee with the rec
ommendation that It go on general file ,
Rcddy of Otoo moved as an amendment
tint it bo referred to the commltteo on In
sanity. There Is no such committee. Clark
of Lancaster , however , said he was on the
rommlt-ee on hospitals for the Insane , and
ho objected to the sarcastic comment on one
of his constituents. This bill provides that
the bum ot ? 10.000 , to be expended undei
tin dlrcctloi of W. F. Weight , shall be
appiopriatcd for the purpose of making two
experiments In the way ot producing rain
by bomlnrdlng the atmosphere. Stobblns ,
chairman of the committee on Irrigation ,
said that nine men on the committee had
unanimously recommended this bill to the
gcnoril ( lie , and he thought thclt combined
judgment wan as good as that of any one
; iian on the floor. The report of the com-
mlttcs was adopted and the bill went to
: ho general file.
The Joint icsolutlon requesting Senator
John M. Thurston to vote for all free silver
measures Introduced in the senate , was
reported as correctly engrossed nnd enrolled ,
and recommended for passage. Claik of
Lancaster moved n amendment that the
esolutlon go on the general 1110 In order
hat It might bo debated In committee of
: lie whole. This was defeated by a vote of
> 7 agalnat H , and argument was smoth-
eied.
eied.Webb , from the committing on printing ,
reported that bids had been received for
nlntlng 5,000 copies ot Governor Holcomb's
nesdage , a.3 follows : Jacob North , $1SO ;
State Journal , $177.75' ; Woodrutt-Dunby con.-
'any , $107. On motion the contract was
et to ftio Woodruff-Dunby company.
The house then took a recess until 2
o'clock p in.
IN COMM1TTI3I3 OP THE WHOLE.
following roll call In the afternoon Shel-
lon moved that the house rcsolva Itself Into
committee of the whole to consider bills
on general Hie , nnd Speaker Gallin Invited
Sheldon to take tha chair.
House roll No. 02 , which was under con
sideration when the commltteo last lose ,
was ( list on the list. This Is Rich's bill ,
amending Clio act for the sale of malt and
spltltous liquors , On motion of Hlch tha
illl was recommitted for amendment.
'Ihen house roll No. 5 , which hud been
recommitted to the committee of the whole
for amendment , popped up , Chairman Shol-
loli ruled that as the bill had been reeom-
nltted , It came first on the list folloning
N'o G2. Hull moved that the bill go to the
commltteo on enrolled and engrossed bills
'or ' collection , A flguie 3 had been written
i In Ibu engrossing.
Italian ! made the point of order that the
Jill should he sent to the committee on prlv-
leges and elections. The chair ruled that
the point was not well taken. Durkett
alsed the point that ono commltteo could
lot order another commltteo to do any
thing. Gallin , from his Beat on the floor ,
noved a flubstltuto to Hull's motion , that
ho bill be reported back to tha house with
ho recouni ( relation that the houao order
he collection made by the committee on
engrossed and cm oiled bills. The amend-
ncnt was ciiilod and the commltteo look
ip hnuso roll No. 52 , an act defining the
dutos | , powers and obligations ot secret so
cieties nmj o&boclatlons. An erior in proof
reading wag found In the titleof this meas-
irj > . UJark of Lanccater pointed out that
ho tlmo to cdncot the title would ho after
he bill pa ? otl.
filatk ol Richardson requested the author
of the bill , Mr. Woodw.ud , to explain the
irovltlcins of the measure. Mr , Woodward
lid so by saying that its object was to
ual.0 the stMe auditor responsible for all
secret society BBcuilties placed in lil.i . cus-
ody.
Clark ot Richardson thought that with a
bond of only f50.000 It would not be good
policy \o \ entniBt him with securities mount-
ns up Into millions.
Hurkett could not understand the exact
> oarlng ot the measure , nnd moved that the
ill ! bo rprommlttcd for amendment , The
) lll was recommitted.
Home roll No , 37 , which requires proprls-
orn of Irrigation rtltduM to brldgo roadwa > i >
acTw. yhlcl1 lhelr dishes cut , and keep
eald bridges in repair , was recommended
for passage , after prolonged tlebuto and
numerous an cnd.mcnts ,
On motion of Hull the commltteo ot the
\holo rose , r'ported , and the report was
adopted.
adopted.PASSES
PASSES Till : RECOUNT HILL.
Reuse moved RU adjournment , but there
vas a strong majority against him. Hull
vantert house roll No. 5 called up , but It
vas shown that the committed on enrolled
and ongrotfced blllw had ndt got through
vlth It.
Then Severe , ft am the tommltteo on en
rolled and er.giossed bills , reported house
roll No. B , ai having been correctly engrossed -
grossed , and Hull renewed ula motion to
suspend the rules and proceed with the cor
Rlderallon of the bill. H re-quired 67 volt
to do this , and they wcro forthcoming Ir
atantly.
Speaker Gaffln Instructed Chlot Clor
Eager to read the bill , which provdca re
a recount of tlio votco cast on the constlti
tlonal amendments at the election 'ot Ne
vembcr 3 , 1800 , which ho did. The bill wa
passed by the following voteIn detail :
Yeas :
Anktnr , lllle , t Shtlll ,
lIUItiR9 ) , Hill , Smith ( Uglnn ) ,
Ilowcr , Hollind , Smith ( Illcli. ) ,
llalilnln. Ilorncr , flnydtr ( Nmhn
Campbell , Hull , Snjdcr ( Hlnmn
Clnrk ( Illcli , ) , Hyatt , floilerninn ,
Cole , Jones ( Nmhn ) , Stebblm.
Cronk , Jones ( Wjno ) , strnuli ,
CitrtlR , ICapp , Taj IT ( Dslns )
Dolison , , Kelster , Tiolor ( Clay ) ,
, Iiemnr , UorllnB ,
Hnotmnn , l.lddcll. Van Horn ,
Knilorf. Ix)0mls. Wem > ,
I'clkor , McCarthy. Welch.
rrnow , McCrackcn , Wheeler ,
ritzroberls , MarriiMI , Wle1 > c > ,
On } lord , Jlltcliell , Wlnatow.
( Jcnles , Moron , Wooilntil.
Olvenn , Morrison , Wooiter ,
Onindptnff , I'lic-lps , WrlRlit ,
( It-nil , nich , Yclwr ,
Oilme" , lloborteon , Hlmmcrmnn ,
OromiMior , Revere. Mr. Speaker i
Hamilton , BhcUlon ,
Nn > s :
Alclonnnn , Poukp , Nenblt ,
Drrnard , Closliorn. Pollard ,
lllnke , Henderson , Prince ,
llurltett , Holbrook. ItoiMy ,
Iljrnm , Jones ( Qnge ) , House.
Cnsebecr , McClec. Waltc.
Clilttenden. Mclx > od , Wlmberley ,
C'lnik ( I.ncstr ) , Mnnn , Yuuns-26.
niRhmy , Mills ,
Absent nnd not voting : '
Jenkins , Bchrain , Button i
EXPLAIN THHIR VOTES.
In explanation of his vote Clark ot Lancaster
castor sent up the following written docu
ment , to which Goshorn asked that his nami
be attached :
'Mr. ' Speaker : There 1ms not been a chnrgi
nnyvvhern Hint there was n single votlm
piecinct In this state where the vote on con
Htltutloiml amendments wni not correct ] ;
counted nnd returned. I believe thli bill ti
bo nn attempt to "count In" n constltutlonn
amendment tlmt failed to recclvo tbo en
tlor emcnt of the people at tbo polls ; nn nt
tempt to amend the constitution by the les
Ismture. This legislature lin no power ti
constitute Itself a court of npponl from tin
stnto canvassing bo.ird , and , It It had , tin
tic-t submitting the amendment to the voti
of the people vvns Invalid nnd the voti
thereon was of no effect. This act Is uncon
stltutlonnl nnd void and It passed will bi
fruitful of a Inrgc cxucntsp to thp state , en
tlrely unjustlllcd nnd absolutely vvlthou
cftcct. I therefore vote no.
Bernard's explanation was as follows :
This bill hna caused moie mischief thai
nny bill 1 have any knowledge of. It lim
caused the removal of four honored mem
bcrs of this house. It hna also pluccd mem
bcrs ot this house und.er the chnige of at
tempted bribery to piomoto Its passage. IlK
bill provides simply for n. ipcount on tin
vote for supreme Judges whllo there wen
twelve amendments voted on. I am op
posed to the bill and vote no.
Wlnslow of Gosper then sent to the clerk'i
desk a icsolutlon stating that there wen
reports In circulation to the effect that then
wcro gross Irregularities In the conduct o
the Institute- for the Deaf and Dumb a
Omaha. Clark of Lancaster moved ai
amendment that the matter be referred tc
the house standing commltteo on deaf ant
dumb , blind and Insane hospitals. Woostei
moved as a substitute that the committee h <
Instructed to report whether or not a spe
clal committee was necessary , and the sub
stltuto can led without division.
Following the Introduction of a few bill ;
the house adjourned until 10 a. m. tomorrow
DILLS ON FIRST READING.
The following bills were read for the first
tlmo :
By Clark of niclmrdson. house roll No
3r,2 , to simr-nd sertlons 3. S 0 , 11 , 12 , 13 , 14 , 15
1C , 17 , 18 , 20 , 21 , 2G 28 , 29' 30 , 31. 13. 37 , 38 , GO
G4 , GI , G7 , CD , 70 , 71. 78. SO S3 , 91 nnd 115 Chap
ter xlll-n. of article 1 of the Compiled but-
utea of 1SP3 for the government , of cities ol
the first-class havlmr more than 25,000 an <
le s than 100000 Inhabitants , nnd to icpen :
section 10 and repeal < \iid original sections
nnd nil amendments thtretc. and nil nctf
.mil pnrts of acts inconsistent with this act
Hy Weaver , house loll No 37i , providing
for the payment by counties of tlio premlurr
on the : bnnd of county treasurers , where
sucn bonds are executed by a surety com
pany authorized by the laws of Nebraska
lo execute such bonds , such premium nol
in any Instance to exceed ono-half of 1 pei
cent ger ajinum ot the penalty stated in the
By'Weaver , house roll No. 331. providing
for the payment out of the stnto treasury
ot the premium on the state treasurer M
bond , when such bond is executed by a
surety company authorized by the laws ol
Nebraska to execute such bonds , such pre
mium not to exceed one-third of 1 per center
stated In the bond
> er annum of the penalty
and appropriating fund for the payment ol
such premium.
Hy We.iver , house roll No. 371 , to orovlde
for the sale of unclaimed freight and mer
chandise transported or received for trans
portation by common carriers to piy
charges thereon and to provide for the dis
position of the surplus of the proceeds
By Grandstaff bouse roll No 3C , to estab-
llsh and create a precinct boaul of equallzi- '
tlon In counties under the commissioners'
8 By6Grandstaff , house roll No. 357 , to pro
vide for extending- time of payment foi
educational lands of the state of Nebraska
under existing contracts for the sale or
By Gra'n'd staff , house roll No 3TS. to amend
section 2908 of chapter xlv of the Consolida
ted Statutes ot Nebraska for 1&91 , and to rc-
> eal raid original section _
By Holland , house roll No 3uD , for the ro-
llef ot Wlllinm Berlin. Jumos Bergln , G. T.
Taylor nnd Lewis H. Howard
By Morrison , house roll No. SCO. to provide
that banks shall give securities for deposits.
By Ankeny , house roll No. 301 , for the re
lief of John Aschcnbieiincr , Louis Aschen-
irenner and KHra AppU'm.inn.
By Dobson , house roll No. 3C2 to amend
section 1 , .irtlclo K , chapter Ixxll of the
Compiled Statutes of the state of Nebraska
of the year 1S9" > , , .
By Cl.irk of Richardson , house roll No.
3K3. defining fi.Uernal bcnoflelaiy societies ,
orders or associations nml regulating the
same , nnd to repeal an act entitled , "nn net
o exempt certain secret societies nnd asso
ciations from the requirements of chapter
\vl of the Complied Statutes ; " to define the
lutles , powers nnd obligations of such so
cieties and assoclitlons and to provide pen-
illles for the violation thereof , approved
' ByC dark of Richardson , house roll No.
3C4 , to iippoitlon the stnto Into judicial dls-
rlcts and provide for the election of Judges
thereof , and to repeal sections S , 9 and 10 of
bo Compiled Statutes ot Nebraska of lS9j ,
"
chapter v , entitled , "Apportionment.
LAWS.
SIJXA'I'K HUbY MAKING
bwoml liiiiinrliuit M 'HNureN PnxH the
II ] > l > ir lliiunc.
LINCOLN , Feb. 2. ( Special. ) Mrs. Clara
Berwick Colby was this morning occordeil
ho privilege of addiesstng the senate for
wonty minutes on the question of woman
uffrage. She urged the senate to pass the
olnt memorial requesting congiess to 0ub-
nlt a woman suffrage amendment to the
onstltutlon.
The regulai order being resumed , reports
rora standing committees were received as
ollows ;
Krom Mr. Johnson , chairman of the com-
nlttco on miscellaneous subjects : Senate
ile No. 74 , Introduced by Mr. Ransom , fern
n act defining cruelty to children , proscrlb-
ng punishment therofor , and for guardian-
hip of children In certain cases. Also &en-
te file No , 47 , Introduced by Mr. Ransom ,
irovldliiK chattel mortgages on furnl-
uro and household goods not signed by
> alli husband and wife Invalid. Also sen-
ito file No. 100 , introduced by Mr. Watson ,
o provide for Imposing a tax on state hanks
nd other private or corporate Institutions do.
ng a banking business la the state. The
ax eo collected In to bo used for the pro-
ectiou of depositors of Insolvent banks ,
Mso senate fllo No. 7fi , Introduced by Mr.
taiibom , providing that no child under the
ge of 12 > ears shall be employed In any
toic , olilce , shop , factory or other plaeo to
xceed three months In any one year ,
After several now bills had been read the
rst time tha bills on third reading wcro
aken up , read and passed. Tbo bills passed
vere as follows :
Seimto fllo No. 6. by Mr , Murphy of Gage ,
unending the law relating to the summon-
UK of juries In district courts. Us mala
irovlsbn in as follows ;
Section 1. That bcctlon C1 of the code of
ivll pioci-dure , bi-lnu section CJW ) or tlio
Compiled Statutes of N ( br.isK.i of 1893 , enti
led "Jurli > B , " bu nmeniU'il to rend as f cl
own : "The olerk of the district court ahull ,
> n the cluy of the iliawliur aforomrntioncd.
bsue an order to tao Bherlft. deputy sheriff
coroner , ns the caho may be , command-
ng him to summon the IHTSODH 'whoso
tames nro drawn uo pejlt Jurors to appear
> eforo tbo district court at or before the
tout of 11 o'clock , on tbo morning of such
nj of tliu turm a the district judge of said
1st rlct Hhall by written order direct , atut-
ng In the order the day of the week und
nonth and the pUce of sitting of the court ,
o serve us petit Jurors. "
The bill also contains a similar provision
elating to the summoning of grand juries.
Senate tliu No. 13 , Introduced by Ransom.
t reduces the natarlei of the Douglas county
commliMoiiera rom $ ISOO to $1,500 per ar
num. „ . . , [
Senate flleV'No. 4C , also by Ransom , r
quiring street railway companies to vcstlbul
their cars. , . .Senator Dtimlfls , populist c
Nemaha , wtrt iH6 only member voting again :
the hill. Senator Uvans ot Douglas did nc
vote.
vote.Tho senatU'tlrtn ' took a recess till 2 o'clocl
After recess tlo senate devoted Itself to th
considerationof ; ( several matters , the reguln
order bclnp lapensed with. Mr. Rltchlt
from the committee on Internal improve
ments , reported back senate fllo No. 136 , wit
the recommendation that It bo passed , Th
bill nmendai the * law which creates a spccla
fund for the rnirfioto of erecting a court lious
and other public buildings ,
PARTISAN RESOLUTION DEI1ATKD.
Mr. Dundas , from the committee on pub
Ho charity , started an animated discussion b
reporting back ! without recommendation , th
Joint resolution requesting the people of Ne
brns a to extend aid to the destitute ot Chi
cago. The Joint resolution Is narrowly par
tlsan In Us character. Its lengthy prcamhl
cites the alleged evil effects resulting fron
the gold standard and the resolution Itscl
calls upon the people ot Nebraska to cxtcm
aid through the chairmen of the free sllvc
county central committees , nnd that all sup
piles bo forwarded to "that noble patro :
and friend of the people , John I' . Altgcld.1
Mr. How ell stated that whllo there wer <
doubtless some harsh features to the resolu
tlon , that under the circumstances ho be
lleved the pcoplo of Nebraska would overlool
the partisanship und carry out Its spirit
Ho therefore moved that the joint resolutloi
bo placed on general fllo with the rec.om
mcndatlon that It pass. The motion fallet
to meet with * i hearty response. Mr. Ran
som asked that the report on the resolutloi
Ho over ono day under the rules. He statci
that Mr. Dcarlng , who was absent , was op
posed , to the political features of the resolu
tlon and wanted to be heard upon It.
Mr. Lee urged that the political feature !
bo stricken out. and he moved that the bll
bo rotJVned to the commltteo on public char-
Itlrs for tl.at purpose.
Mr. Hovvell asked that the resolution bi
sent to a special committee of three.
After snme further discussion the resolu
tion was ssnt back to the commltteo on pub
lic charities.
Senate fllo No. 14 , bv Mr. Ransom , re
ducing the number ot commissioners ol
Douglas county from five to thiee , was thei
read the third time nnd passed.
The scnato then went Into committee ol
the whole for consideration of bills on tht
general fllo , with Dundas of Nchama In the
chair.
punnc onrnNonR BILLV
The first bill taken up was scnate'fllo No ,
12 , introduced by Ransom. It provides fet
the appolntn cut of a public defender In
Douglas and Lancaster counties. Under the
proposed law the judges of the district court
shall appoint , on the flrst day of each term ,
an attorney whoso duty It shall be to de
fend all persons accused ot felonious crimes
during the term. The merits of the bill
were dl"cusEed and explained by Ransom ,
whllo Steele and Mut/ objected to some ol
the provisions ot the proposed law. Gond-
rlng and Murphy warmly advocated the
passage of the bill. The pilnclpal ob
jection uraed against the bill came fiom
Mutz. The hill as amended by the Judiciary
committee piovlded that when any person
Is to bo tri&d for nny offense punishable by
death , the trial judge shall appoint an ad
ditional couu clJ to assist such public de-
render in the defense of such parson , and
that such additional counsel shall receive
for bis services , ttho sum to bo fixed by the
presiding judge , not to exceed $250. Mutz
thought the amount was excessive , and
moved to fix the maximum compensation
at $100. Ills'amendment was , after a pro-
tracteJ dlstufsldn. rejected , and the com
mittee rosftj vvith 'the recommsndatlon that
the bill pas's. The recommendation was
adopted , ann-the bill oidered cngiossed for
a third retilllhg. "
House roll * Nb. 5 having been reported ,
was read the Rrst time , after which the
senate adjourned until tomonow morning
CASIIKS $1,1 , .SCIIOOI , WAIlUASTi.
Stale TrouVtin'rv 3Iincr\e TIIJS Out the
Eiitfre DiM'oinlu-r ] ) ililoiul. .
LINCOLNJttFeb. 2. ( Special Telcgiam : )
In response to many inquiries. State Treas
urer Meserve states th'at the warrants for
the December apportionment of the tem
porary school , fund to the full amount of
about ? 230.000. have all been cashed. A great
deal of comment has been excited over the
nanner In which thcso warrants have been
landled. The apportionment was made in
, ho latter part of December1 , at the regular
time , and , : no warrants drawn , but not
signed. Auditor Cornell was placed In pos
session of his offlce late In the afternoon of
January 7 , and commenced his adminlstra-
loa , by signing the school warrants bcfoio
10 went to supper. School treasurers In all
parts of the state began making urgent
calls for their warrants , and Auditor1 Cornell
elt called upon to make an explanation
n the public press to show that he was in no
way responsible for the delay. The public
explanation failed trf relieve the pressure
and the demands for the warrants became
moro urgent.
State Treasurer Meservo at once signed
and bent out warrants to the amount of
about $ SO,000 , announcing , through the col-
imns of The Bee , that he would send out the
jalanco In a few days. During the last week
ho full amount , $230,000 , has been cashed.
Although ho has been In office less than a
full month , Treasurer Meserve has cancelled
nearly ? 100,000 of the state's floitlng In
debtedness. Saturday ho called In another
Jlock of general fund warrants , amounting
o $ GO,000.
CBVT FOIl I-AIIOR COM1IISSIO.VRII.
He Will HeIIIIIIM | tit Siicri-cil I'oiiorx
Vi > r Soon \ < MI.
LINCOLN , Feb. 2. ( Special Telegram. )
Within a day or so , possibly tomorrow , Sld-
icy J. Kent will bo appointed deputy state
abor commissioner to succeed John H , Pow
ers. Mr , Kent was slated for this offlco some
line before the beginning of the year , but
ho delay In his appointment has bejn occa-
loned by a difficulty In maklrg a place for
'owc'is. It was flrst Inlendcd to give Powou
i place In the oftlco of the secretaiy of state ,
mt this could not bo arranged. It lias been
iractlcally decided to appoint him as one of
ho under secretaries of the State Board of
rrlgatlon.
Sidney J. Kent , who Is to bo the new labor
lommlssloner. Is ono of the well known labor
eadors of Nebraska. Ho Is not only a prac-
Ical vvoiklng caipenter , but Is In addition
a broad minded , educated , public spirited
lan. Ho Is an enthusiastic advocate of the
Tran&mlsslsslppl Imposition and will at once
ndortako to bring about a speedy and amlc-
blo adjustment of the differences between
abor organizations of Omaha and the ex-
losltton dlrqcfory. He 1ms already submitted
o the Omnhujapor leaders what seems to bo
practical solution of the difficulty.
CAXSAS OirrV-iAM ) Till : UXI'O&ITION.
of Mint Town Limiting forCe < >
Co r < rul > ( Inbliovr. .
LINCOLN.f'T'db. 2. ( Special Telegram , )
Something IrP'tlfn ' nature of a flurry among
rlwids of ifto TransmlEslsslppl Imposition
vas noticeable this morning. Agents of the
( ansas Cltyj Commercial club are said to
is in the city to learn the exact status of
10 exposition bill before the Nebraska IcgU-
aturo. It U'glven out hare that these agents
vlll report tb'mhe ' legislatures of Missouri ,
Arkansas , ICaoaJs and other western states
ho true situation concerning the Nebraska
illl and If tlioro be any ground for such a
oport they will say that Nebraska law-
mkcrs are not in favor of an exposition
nd refuse to vote an appropriation
or It. This statement Is to be taken as
10 basis for an announcement , It Is zald ,
mt Kansas City stands ready to pledge
1,000,000 cash as a bonus to bo paid on
emand to the Transmlsslsslppl Commercial
ongrcas , on condition that the exposition
o relocated at Kansas City , and that the
money bo devoted to exposition purposes.
G THIS AIM'HOI'IUATlONSi.
< AYI. > OUT
: ; < > nun ! < ( nn I'lniinerViijx ami
Mi'llllH HlllllM It Nl'HNlllll ,
LINCOLN , I'sb. 2. ( Special Telegram. )
'ho committee on finance , ways and means
eld a | ate uetslon tonight at the Llndcll.
lialrman Clark presided and a number of
uestlons were under consideration. Dr.
. J , Abbott , superintendent ot the Lincoln
capital for the Insane was before the com-
iltteo and explained the financial needs of
m Institution over which ho presides. There
s no special bill before the house far an ap-
roprlatlon for the asylum , but the amount
ho asks for Is Included In his biennial cst
mate.
There was ft bill considered , however , fc
a now hall ot mechanic arts on the grotme !
of the University of Nebraska. The amour
naked for Is $30,000 , with $20,000 In nnotbt
hill for a new building demanded by th
directory ot the state farm ,
Another measure considered was a hi
providing for ft dormitory for the Peru Noi
mal school. It was decided by the comtnll
too that the University bills should lie eve
a whllo. Chancellor MacLcan notified th
committee that ho could not meet with I
this evening ,
Tlio commltteo also decided to visit th
State Normal school before making an
report on the bill. There Is a prospect tha
the house may adjourn over next week ntn
allow the various committees to visit al
of the -public Institutions In the state.
The transmlsslsslppl bill was consldcrci
for n short time by the committee , but I
was not decided to report It tomorrow , noi
was any tlmo Indicated when they vvotili
do so.
WAITS ON ATTOHMJV
of ( lip TreniMiry Controv CI-M ;
f.oi-M ( > M r One Ha > .
LINCOLN , Fob. 2. ( Special Telegram.- )
The supreme court convened hi regular ses
slon this morning and although It had beei
oxpeotod that the state treasury controvors ;
would bo presented , the matter wont eve :
until tha return of Attorney General Smytl
from Washington. Mr Smyth Is cxpectci
homo tomorrow. Iloth sides to the contro
\ersy are preparing briefs , but nc-lthcr hai
been filed as yet.
Sidney fop tin- School * .
TREMONT , Feb. 2. ( Special. ) At the
regular meeting of the school board last
evening there was considerable discussion
as to how the board could economize. Some
were In favor of not purchasing any more
text books and supplies for the schools nml
ot Issuing those now on hand only to chil
dren of poor parents , but the board decided
it had no authority to take any such action ,
C. D. Marr was appointed purchasing agent
and hereafter ho will have sole charge ol
purchasing supplies. All the to ichors now
employed have contracts for the jear , so tt
will bo impossible to make any reduction
In their salaries until the beginning ot the
next school year. Unless the board can
get moro money from some source , cither by
the enactment of the bill now before the
legislature increasing tlio levy for school
purposes 5 mills or from a transfer from
the city treasury of the whole or a part of
the saloon license funds , the efficiency of
the schools will bo much Injured.
n Ulx-i-al Appropriation.
STOC-KV1LLD , Neb. , Feb. 2. ( Special. )
The icturn of Senator L M. Graham Sat
urday for the first time slnco the opening
of the legislature , has renewed the Interest
of the people hero regarding the appioprla-
tion for the Transmlsslsslppi Imposition.
The people about here are earnestly In
favor of a liberal appropriation by Ne
braska for this exposition. Senator Gra
ham returned to Lincoln today , accompa
nied by his wife.
George D. Chadderdon , editor of the Fa-
bcr , was at homo over Sunday , and re
turned to Lincoln today. Ho holds a posi
tion in the present legislature as assistant
enrolling clerk in the senate.
ANSiinltoiI Him itltli n Crntcli.
BEATRICE , Neb. , Feb. 2. ( Special Tele
gram ) Harry Wilson and William Brown
were arrested this evening upon a warrant
sworn out by William Burgess , charging
them with malicious assault with a deadly
weapon It appears that Uurgess got Into
an" altercation with Brown and Wilson and
the latter , who Is minus a leg nnd goes by
the name of "Clip , " used his crutch as a
means of assault , breaking Burgess' arip.
The matter will be heard In justice's court
tomonow moining.
Ilotlvnl MiM-lliiKH lit MIIHOII City.
' MASO'tf CITY , Neb , Feb. 2. ( Special. )
Rev. T. K. Tjson , Baptkt evangelist of Lin
coln , closed a three weeks' revival meeting
last evening. About eight members were
added to the chuich. Rov. Mr. Trennary will
cqntlnue the meeting tonight and perhaps the
Meth6dlsts will keep the work going.
The high school gave an entertainment
Saturday evening. The play was excellent
for amatuers. About $15 was netted.
I'ollc Ciiimlj'N .Jannarj
OSCEOLA , Neb. , Feb 2. ( Special , ) The
mortgage rcooid as filed In the oflico of the
county clerk ot Polk county for the month of
January , show that there wcro eighteen farm
moitgagcs filed , amounting to $24,742.95 ; re
leased twenty , amounting to ? 31,777.30 ; city
mortgages filed one , amounting to $175 ; chat
tel mortgages filed 141 , amounting to $27-
3C1.10 ; released flfty-ouc , amounting to $0-
223.73.
IMiiv Ice Crop at Snttnti.
SUTTON , Neb. , Feb. 2. ( Special. ) An
Immensely fine crop of Ice has been secured
at Sutton. The Sutton Creamery associa
tion has filled Its cold storage warehouse
and two beer ( wholesale ) vaults have been
filled , as well 03 houses of private poisons ,
who supply the butchcis and mci chants.
Most of the Ice was over a foot In thick
ness and very clear and compact.
Tlili-i ON Tnlcr Kiili OH mill Itimirn.
BLOOMINGTON , Neb , Feb. 2. ( Special
Telegram. ) Thieves broke Into C. Roupp's
haidwaro store last night , securing $90 worth
of knives and razors. They also broke Into
Geoigo Green's lumber olllce , but the sign
on the safe that It was open saved It fiom
being blown open. They broke cash diawers
out but secured only a llttlo small change.
Pine Corn MorrtI at Sat ( on.
SUTTON , Neb. , Feb. 2. ( Special. ) Corn
In the -ear has been bought and cribbed up
In Sutton , commencing about ten 'days ago ,
until now there nro over 100,000 bushels
safely housed for ( better prices. It had
mainly been bought at 10 cents per bushel
Hid the crop , both shelled and In the car ,
Is In prime condition.
( Hoc Coual.i'M MorlKiiKc Itri-oril ,
NKHRASKA CITY , Feb. 2. ( Special. )
Plio mortgage record for Otoo county for
ho month of January shows twenty-two
'arm ' mortgages filed , $22,706 ; twenty re-
eased , $22,538 ; six city mortgages filed ,
f35G,12 ! ; bevcn released , $ G,318.9C.
ClONI'N tilllll'l > lll M
UNIVERSITY PLACE , Feb. 2 , ( Spec-lal. )
Dr. Palno closed the revival meetings at the
Nebraska Weslejan college Sunday night.
rho meetings have been exceedingly success
ful. Dr. Palno makes good use of his stere-
iptlcon to attract a congregation.
( irlp IK ipl < lrail < ! at hiitfon.
SUTTON , Neb , , Feb. 2. ( Speclal.-Grlp )
s epidemic In Sutton. All the doctors arc
) usy and some cases are unusually severe ,
tlthough no deaths have as yet orruued ,
t Is estimated by the physicians that there
ire now over 300 cases In Sutton.
I'rrnilMHlnn to Drill.
LINCOLN , Fob. 2. ( Special , ) Adjutant
jcnural Barry today Issued a special order ,
\'o. C , authorizing the students of the
cliools at Aurora to ditll and parade with
irniH lu publlc under the superintendence
> f their Instructors ,
JunlorH Jliimiiii'l ( lie .Sonlorx ,
UNIVERSITY PLACE , Neb , Feb. 2.
Special. ) The senior class was banqueted
ast night by the junior class at the Lin-
loll hotel in Lincoln. An excellent menu
i as served. Seven toabts wcro given dur-
ng the evening.
IlujH ii Tumi Acnr Duncan.
DUNCAN , Neb. , Feb. 2. ( Special , ) Wll-
( am Ernst of Duncan bought ICO acres of
and of John Relchtenbachor this morning
or which ho paid $3,820. The land lira one
ii'llo cast of Duncan and contains ordinary
arm buildings.
Mclln llunil IN I
STELLA , Nob. , Teb. 2. ( Special. ) The
Holla band was reorganized last night and
Nlll begin active practice at once under the
eadcrshlp of Mr. Moon , formerly with the
> end 'Berlin ' Dramatic company.
HtMltnl Servlci-N nt Hli'lln.
STELLA , Neb. , Fob. a. ( Special. ) The
lothodlsts have begun a two-weeks' re-
( Continued on Sixth Page. )
MODERN WOODMEN CONVEN1
State Camp Meets in Biennial Session r
Grand Island ,
ELECT DELEGATES TO GO TO DUBUQU
Mn > or Tlioiupinn WolconieN Hie Dele
mill A. It. Tnllint HepllcH
mill ( lie Convention ( Illicitly
UclN Dow ti to AVorU.
QHAND ISLAND , Teb. -Special. ( . ) Th
state camp ot the Modern Woodmen of Amet
lea the members of that lodge In'Nebrask
were In biennial meeting In drnna Islam
today. Bach lodge or "camp" In the stat
is entitled to ono delegate. Thcro arc -15
camps In the state and that number of dclo
gates are entitled to seats In the head stati
camp. The session was opened at 10 o'clocl
this morning at the Hartenbach opera house
The visitors are seated , by congressional dls
trlcts. The representation by dlstilcts I
as follows : First district , 77 ; Second , 22
Third , S3 ; Fourth , 100 ; Fifth , SC ; Sixth , 88
The membership In the district Is : First
3,452 ; Second , 2,022 ; Third , 3,903 ; Fourth
4,755 ; Fifth , 3,190 ; Sixth. 3,220 ; making i
total of members In the state of 20,559.
The session was opened by an address o
welcome by Grand Island's mayor , W. II
Thompson , which was responded to on be
half of the Woodmen by A. H. Talbot of Lin
coin , member of the board of directors.
The matter of principal Interest nmonp
the delegates , before assembling for business
seemed to bo Iho selection of delegates to tin
head camp to bo held in Dubuque , la. , Juno 1
The Nebraska Woodmen are entitled tc
twenty-two delegates , one at largo and one
for every thousand members or major frac
tion thereof. The First district Is thus
entitled to four , the Fourth to five , the Flftli
to three and the Sixth to three.
About 400 of the I5G enrolled delegates
wcie In the city this morning and the attendance -
anco Is therefoie all that It was expected tc
be.
Committees on rules and resolutions wore
appointed 'and the convention adjourned to
2 o'clock this afternoon. At 2:30 : the- camp
was again railed to order and greetings wcic
lead by State Clerk Hrvvick from the camps
of Iowa and Michigan Hcports of state
banker and state clerk , as also the com
mittee on rules , wpro adopted. The commit
tee on resolutions reported a recommendation
that whereas the Modern Woodmen of Amer
ica had now over 200,00 mombois It estab
lish a publishing house and print Us own
paper and stationery. The resolution was
discussed and voted down.
The house then took up the election of a
delegate-at-large and In preface thereto Mr.
JtlMns introduced a resolution that the dele
gates from the Nebraska camp to the head
camp bo Instructed to work for the election
of A. D. Talbot ns head consul at Dubuque
ne\t June , and that \V. H. Thompson ot north
ot Iho 1'latte and Mr. A. L Klnson of south
of the Platte be elcttc'l delcgates-at-large ,
and that Alfred Morgan and W. E. Sharp of ,
respectively , north and south of the 1'latte
be elected ns alternates. They wanted Talbot
but did not want the election ot the delegates
along with It. After a parliamentary squab-
bio the subject matter of the motion was
divided. Talbot was endorsed and the camp
proceeded to elect ono delcgato-at-large.
There vras a lengthy struggle between C. C.
McNlsh of Lincoln and C. A. Atkinson of
Wisncr , W. H. Thompson of Grand Island
and Gunnell of the Sixth district also having
been nominated on the third ballot with but
one vote to spare. Mr. Atkinson was clouted.
Mr. McN'sh was then chosen alternatc-at-
largo.
Congressional districts selected the fol
lowing delegates : First /alstrlct , R. W.
Brown , Henry Goring , C. T. lilack ; Second
llstrlct , P. C. Schroeder , S. C , Haney ; Thltil
llstrict , W. H. Hognod , Charles A. Smith ,
11. F. Grlflln , M. P. Lane ; Fourth district ,
3. S. Franklin , C. E. Jenkins , C. H. Caldlcc ,
Jr. S. Ashby , Edward Lampool ; Fifth dis-
: rlct , Frank Harris , J. D. England , James
UcNally ; Sixth district , A. E. Cady , J. W.
Jomstock. C. J. Woolsen , L. M. Keith.
The following olllcers were elected : Head
: onsul , W. H. Thompson , Grand Islanc ;
idviser. G. E Eloasser , Omaha ; bankei ,
3. C. 55nk ! , Gland Island ; clerk , W. A. For-
ijth , Phelps county ; physician , Dr. llaitow ,
Vrcadli ; escort , Joseph Chamberlain , Daw-
ion county ; watchman , Ed Lake : sentry , C ,
3. Moffet ; board of managers , Fled Pearl
J. M. Gunncll , J. W. Edgerton. The nexl
) lennlal ci nip will be held at Fremon
Hie convention adjourned at 6-30. Tonight
in infoimal discussion and exemplification
if work was hold at the opera house.
, viomin.-\ - runoit i ,
2&-A orniM Gfiivinl Clnirclilll IN
nieelLMl I lend COIINII ! .
LINCOLN , Neb , Feb. 2 ( Special Tole-
; ram. ) The mat convention ot the head
: amp , Woodmen ot the World , was called to
irder by Sovereign Head C'lerk John T ,
'ates of Omaha , at 1-30 this afternoon. The
dace of meeting was the spacious hall of
lalter block , corner Thirteenth and I btieets.
The district , represented by 130 delegates in
.ttendance , comprises the Indian Tunitory ,
Ikluhoma , Kansas and Ncbiaska.
The order appears to bo In a very pros ,
lerous condition , the report of the sovereign
ipad clerk showing an Increase of mombor-
hip this jear of 17,0s1 ! , This convention Is
ho mcst Important ever held In the history
f the order , as a question of juilsdlctlon
as arisen , although the principal business
efore the convention la the election of tvio
elcgates to the toverelgn camp which meets
11 St. Louis In Maich. Dcforo adjournment
Ills evening , at C o'clock , the question of a
Ivlslon In territory woa dlscubscd , but no
onclusion was reached. The general fccntl-
lent of the delegates was opposed to the
oparato jiiilttllation plan and In favor of the
cpartircnt plan.
This afternoon the election of head consul
, as declared In older , and ex-Attoinoy Gc/n- /
ral A. S. Churchill was elected. His only
smpetltor was Judge Moxey of Indian Tei-
Hory. At C p. m the camp adjourned until
p. m.
The convention continued In session this
veiling until after 12 o'clock. The night
, ' 3Kloa was consumed almost entirely with
spirited discussion of the department and
Ivlslon of jurisdiction plans The depart-
tent plan was adopted , aftoi a prolonged
iHciis.sloii , As outlined by a prominent
lember of the older , the now system pro-
IdPS that the death rale south of a certain
itltudo shall bo ( tquallml among all the
lombeis In that teriltory , and the death
ito 1101 th of that line cquall/od among tbo
irmborb , This would make two divisions , In
hlch cadi assessed its mcmbcis on a ucalo
r Its own. Iho object < outumplati'd Is to
Ivldo th order Into separata illntrlcts and
itrmlt a sopaiato assessment for each , based
11 the number of deaths in that district.
The follow Ins ofllcora were elected ; A. S ,
'inichll , Omaha , Head Consul ; J. E. Ponta-
ast , Gutlirlo , Oklahoma , H ad Adviser1
, loutonant Ilenjamln T , Scovllle , No Water ,
idlan Territory , Escort ; 13. L Spencer.
, 'Ichlta , Kaunas , Head Clerk ; Dr. Lloyd
Imbort , Nebraska , Head Uankcr ; J , H ,
[ cad , Itlalr , Nohiaxka , Watchman ; H. Hoa-
iblum , Omaha , Suntiy. Tlio following delo.
ales worn chosen to tlio St. LouU Head
onvenHon In March : A. S , Churchill ,
maba ; ir , A. 3) . Cloyd , alternate : J. W ,
aUer , Ft. Scott , Konws ; 11 , J' . Hill , Em-
jrla. Kansas , alternate ; N , H Maxey , Guth-
e , Oklahoma ; M , Golden , Guthrlo , alter-
ito. The following board of nianagfil a for
10 stale of Nebraska were elected : George
, Sutton , Howe ; L. Levy , South Omaha ;
. J. flarlow. Columbus ; W. H. Manchester ,
Incoln ; John Levin , Wahoo
The convention adjourned to meet in two
jars from date nt Topeka , Kanbau.
OHM A lIlfC7 > CAMP AT IlUIItmUR.
, 'oniliniMi of < ln World from Tour
Mali'H Mi-i-t nml nii-cl Ollleern.
DUIIUQUB , la. , Feb. 2 , ( Special Tele-
am. ) The Woodmen of the World , Juris-
ctlon D , embracing Itnva , Minnesota , WIs-
msln and Michigan , formed a head camp
> ro today , Sovereign Commander Hoot of
ftiahi was piesont. Mayor' Duffy welcomed
o 150 delegates.
Head olllcern were Photon as follows :
intul , L. 1) , Scott , Ottuimvuj adviser ,
ugeno S. Lafrance , St. Paul ; banker ,
imcB Hush , Drodhead , WIs. ; cleric , S. G.
nytiie , Davenport , la. ; escort , I'hllo Trues-
il , Port Huron , Mich , ; watchman , C , S.
CourtrlRht , Durllngton ; eontrj' , J. M , Tlob
prison , St Cloud , Minn. ; mnnngers , W , 8.
White , Sioux City ; I ) . H. HaMir-tt. Creston ;
C. A. Morgan , Council muffs ! Joslah Towne ,
Minneapolis , and T. It , Williams , Knclno ,
WIs. , JW
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13I.KCT HnM2 JATKs"TO
Moil or Wnnilmrn of loun .llccl nt
Urn MnlnrK ,
DK3 MOINE3 , Fob. 2.-SpccUt ( Tolo-
nram. ) The state camp ot Modern Woctd-
men ot America met hero today. There
was n spirited contest for the election of
twenty-sevon delegates to the meeting of the
national c.nnpjit Uubuquc In Juno. W , A ,
Dornn of Mor.tlcellowas selected dclcgato-at-
largo and the stale ofllccrs elected wcro *
Consul , O. G. Saunders , Council Hluffs ;
clerk , Charles W , Walscr , ElkncJpr. Mnr-
shalltown was selected for the next annual
camp , to bo hold February 2 , 1S98. About
COO delegates were here today ,
I.OOAIj 1I10YCM ) Mitt 1'OIIM A T1MIST.
I'liiiin for Slnlntnliitni ; 1'rlco ! ! Diii-lnfr
< lu >
The prices of whcpls will bo held right up
to the high notch during the coming jcar.
A $100 wheel will bo sold for $100 and every
other priced wheel will cost Juat ns much
It bought of one dealer as it would It bought
of some other. That Is what the Omaha Cycle
Uoird of Trade decided at a meeting that
was held Monday night. This organization ,
however , decided upon an Innovation. None
of the members will bp required to put up
the $50 forfeit required last year as a guar
anty that the prices will bo kept up. Each.
however , will be placed upon his honor not
to cut the prices without letting the board
know all about It. If any member breaks
his word he will be drummed out of the board
and will have to scratch along as best ho
pan without Its assistance. There Is ono con-
dltlon , however , upon which the prices may
co in o down. If a dealer finds that ho Is not
selling enough to get along he will bo al
lowed to cut. He must Inform the board of
any such Intention , how over , and the word
will bo passed along the lino. Then tlo
prlco on that wheel will bo reduced In all
dealers' shops to one prlco It deemed ad
visable.
The meeting was a sort of reorganization
gatlieiliiR. A new constitution nnd bv-laws
were adopted , In which the foregoing
changes were Included. There were several
other revlhlons In the other narts of the con
stitution , but none of them were of any gi eat
importance. Hcports were received from the
committees that has In charge the arrango-
mon's for the cycle show , which will beheld
held In the Knrbach building during the
week , beglnnlug March 1. It was Mntod that
pretty nearly all the space In the show haa
already been taken up. I
The board decided upon a rather novel
feature In connection with the coming
blc > clo show. It will be a six-day blcyclo
race of homo trainers upon ono of the upper
floors of the building. The riders will push
the pedals for about an hour and a half each
night. Good prizes will bo given. Among
thcso who have already entered the race are
FrcdcrlcKson , Jake and Lester Holton , and
Charles and Virgil Hall.
I'UG MMJSAY IS IX JAII , AGAIN.
I'm oiled 1'rlMoncr Illil for A
mi Olllcer.
Jimmy Lindsay , a local pugilist who fig
ured inot long ago In a fatal affair which
took place at Plattsmouth , was again In
trouble Monday night. After visiting a num
ber of disreputable resorts In the lower sec
tion ot the town ho became Imbued with the
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Idea tint he owned the city. Ho smashed in
several windows , nnd then visiting a house
on Douglas street assaulted Eva Lake , the
landlady. Special Olllcer Cullen attempted to
place Lindsay under arrest , but the muscular
pug placed him oil the pavement In a twink
ling. A huny call was turned In to the
police station and after an exciting session
3f a few minutes' dutatlon handcuffs were
placed on Jimmy's wlists and lie was locked
up. Yesterday afternoon Lindsay was ar
raigned In police couit on a charge of dls-
; urblng the peace , drunkenness , and assault-
, ng an ofllcer. Ho was lined $5 and costs
> ii the first two complaints , and in default
> f ball was went to the county jail.
AS1MIAI/T I'AVKMKNT.
louder Riifliiecr COIIIUH ( o Oiniilia on
n MiMKlon.
H. r. Mciyweather of Denver , who was
or a number of jears engineer for the Board
if Publlo Worlta of that city , Is in Omaha for
ho purpose of making an examination of the
.sphalt pavements. Ho Is commissioned by
ho Denver board to make a report on the
ubject and It Is understood that his trip
s mainly for the purpose of an examination
f the Sherman avenue pavement In connec-
lon with the operations of Coutiactor Hugh
Itirphy in Denver.
Mr. Meryweather says that the city
: overnment of Denver Is completely torn up
iy factional and political tciuabblos. The
nombars of the Board of Public Works and
ho Boaid of Pollca Commissioner ! ! are
ppointed by the governor ot the state , whllo
ho romaindei of the city goveinraent Is In
ho hands of the major. As tha municipal
nd state authorities are at outs the result
3 a continual conflict of authoilty , which Is
at conducive to good municipal govern *
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lent. -
ClnlniH to Unto JU'fii Hi-Id Up.
A drunken man giving tliu name of
Icorgo Unlncs , accompanied by Churlen
Learney and several othcis , calleJ ut the
ullco station last night and nssm ted that
0 had been held up by a Htr.tiiKo negio
'oman near the coiner ot Tenth und Jack-
on HticetB and beiett of ? ! 0. Ho Knvo half
do/on versions of the affair In as many
ilnutcH and little crcdiMiro was phicod In
la statement ! ) by the police ,
Hf'toltrr Gut Him In TriHiliIe.
A. II. I'aynovas aitested last night for
IpchargliiK tlicarms within the city
'ujiio ' had a revolver In his pocket vvhlcli
MS placed at half-cock. In homo inysterl-
us manner the weapon vuis discharge
nd the joiing man was then given a rld <
1 the patrol wagon by ono of the cnglo *
yod nilnlona of the law.
Fifty Years Ago.
This { 9 the way It was bound to look
When grandfather liad his
Tlicbe were the shadows catt before
The coming of Conjurer Dagiicrrc
Aud Ills art ; Ill.ea girl in a pinafore
Some day to bloom to a goddess fair.
Men certainly were not as black , we know
A they pictured them , go years ago.
Ayer's Sarsaparilla
began to make new men , Just
as the now pictures of men
began to bo made. Thousands
of people fronted tbo camera
with skins made clean from
blotch and blemish , because
they had purified the blood
with Ayer's Sarsaparilla. It
Is as powerful now as then.
Its record proves It. Othera
Imltato the remedy ; they
can't imltato the record : ,
0 Yeara of Our