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THE OMAHA DAILT 1JE18 : SATURDAY , TTEBRTJAKY 0. 1897. from Egypt for the uio of the troops. Many shops have been opened , which are supplied with Manchester goods And all sorts of things that the natives require. Although the Dervishes destroyed one-third of the DOO.OOO dale trees which were estimated to exist , and which furnished a large food supply to the Soudan , the export of the fruit has been resumed. The chief want of the natives namely , cattle to work their water wheels they will gradually be able to sup ply from the sale of their maize , wheat and barley crops JLo the Kgptlan troops and others. Greek and other traders are estab lishing themselves , and civilized rule Is strictly enforced. In a short time , prob ably , the province will surpass the pros perity which It enjoyed under the former purely Egyptian government. Negotiations between the governments at Homo nnd at London have resulted In an agreement that Italy shall for the present retain ponosilon of Kassala , In the eastern Soudan , This agreement should not be mistaken as indicative of a reversal of the policy nf Italy to abandon her Ill-starred colonial adventure In Africa , but should bo considered merely a temporary arrange ment whereby the African fortrow shall be prevented from falling Into the hands of the Mahillsts or the Abysslnlans or some other power pending the further advance of the Anglo-Kgyptlan expedition Into the dominions of the Khalifa. Urcat Hrltaln should be happy In the possession of eo obliging a friend as Italy. * As reports from both Christian and Mo < hammcdan sources concerning the troubles in Crete are being transmitted to this coun try It should be comparatively easy to ar- rlvo at the truth , at least approximately , when more detailed accounts have been re ceived. As yet only general statements of renewed disturbances have -arrived , and , whllo the Christians place the responsibility on Ilia Turks , the Mohammcdnns declare that the Greeks started the trouble. ( Julio prob ably thcro Is a degree of truth In each state ment , for neither class of the population has a reputation for meekness and patience ; 1 > ut as the Island Is under the Turkish gov ernment that authority Is responsible for good government nm' ' l'10 ' maintenance of law nnd order a circumstance which , In the light of recent history , rather militate * against the Mohammedan account of the con troversy. * The dateof the holding of a convention representing the Australian colonies to frame a federal constitution has not yet heen fixed , hut It Is expected that the convention will bo hold some tlmo next month. For mare than ten years the colonies have discussed the question of federation , something which Is made difficult by the sacrifices which would be entailed upon each colony to secure it. Hut the movement Is gaining strength , and the coming convention Is likely to make the prospect brighter. The United States uf Australia lit a significant title , and the tlmo may yet como when they will bo united states In nil that the name implies , and stand broad-based upon the will of the pco- 11 IX IITIY.AIR. Ctilcngo Iteconl. nut. Tommy , you Bhould never let Your angry passions rise. If Dicky wants to light , keep cool And promptly black his uyes. ' Cleveland Plain Denier. "Her sweet humility , " ho wrote. They read II with nlty , And o'er the printer's beak did gloat ; Ho set It up "humidity. " Detroit Jniinml. Thei memory of my tailor's bill Don't trouble me a. bit. But thu memory of my tailor , , . I'm fairly torn by It. Detroit Free Press. I Tla vnln the art to cultivate , For lie will choose oh , thoughtless man- The pretty girl who cannot skate And slight the plainer one who can. Chlcaso Trllmne. She cannot Bins the old Bongs . i ! She Hung long years ago ; , . . For she has ( frown much stouter , And lier gowns arc Unlit , you know. Cleveland Loader. .Llfo Is like a gnmo ot dice ; You shake the llttlo cup , And find a bunch of sixes , or Find only deuces up. , Detroit Free Press. "How old nre you ? " The lawyer gruff Found In her Blanco nn Icy spell ; Quoth she , "I'm ' young ; yet old enough To know far bolter than to tell. " Chicago Trllmne. The male lilrd Crumbled as ho clutched Ills perch with a firmer hold , And sold to hli male : "Don't come so close ! Your foot are awfully cold I" THI : oi.n nor..s HAUIC. There's something iwronp about the town , The streets don't scorn the same. For a fr.-Jid ' of mine has gone away Ami , Sn up the game. The' ' wag of a bushy tail. A vyil known volco from the dark , Dooi t moan very much to you , perhaps , 'T. B just an old dog's bark. The ivcrnor of the commonwealth , Tlmayor / of the town , Wei"small / potatoes" to the boys W an "Old Isaac" was around. At L Very kind of a rumpus , ' At 'every clmncc for a lark. You always hoard above thu din Old Ike's peculiar bark. If a ball came or a slugging match To "pull off" ivas on the cards , Old Ikn was thorn and'sure to bo Well tipped by ono of his pards. At every brilliant double play , At' everything up to the mnih , You heard abovn the shouts of. the "fans" The old dog's fnlsotto bark. For Iko was n gcnulno rounder , Ho know all the tricks of the street ; As sura ns a brass-buttoned copper ap peared Ho would take up n hasty retreat. In the march of the Salvation army , At every pli-iilo nt the park Thorn was one In the crowd you always By his distinctly distinguishing bark. In most things was Iko a philosopher. But In ono thine- lamentably bad ; He always would Judge a' man by his clothvft , "Swell logs" make the , man was his frul. Ills friends wore- cleanest of linen , Tholr methods wore oftentimes ihirk , Which made not the slightest of difference To the 'welcoming ring of his linrJt , Now , this IB why thoro'n something wrong- That nothing s.eems the same The old dog lived his allotted yearn And then dropped out nf the game. Ho's roaming somewhere In doit heaven , Wo need but to listen to hark , And from the dim mists nf somewhere You can hear the old follow 'a biirk. LUCIEN STI3F1IBNS. 9 A DIFKKIIK.VGIS. IWIth A. Ilrailley In Hnn Francisco Call. I guess mv pa was orful bad uforo ho grow , . HO tall , A regler holy terror with lots an' lots cr gall. For ha tolls mo the funniest stories of how he an ! Undo Bon Stole apples nn' wont In swlmniln * an' playuil hooky , too. But when IIo caught mo stcalln' apples nn' playln' hooky , too , IIo didn't seem to BOO things as he used 10 do. Thrrn nro. some things about father that I cannot understand. You should hear him tolling of the tlmo ho thought ho ownrd the land And wont a-courtln' mother. Ilut the other evening when Poor Tom forgot 'twas tlmo to go nnd stayed till half past ten , Fa cannot hnvo remembered when ho wns twenty-two. 'For ho didn't seem to see things as lie used todo. do. I'll bet the governor muM have been a pn ttyinly old bird , Or he tolls the hlggrtit whoppers that I have over hoard Odwlint the follows used to do when ho was young and gay IIo eayn It was before the time he settled down to stay But when r told him how wo boya had worked 11 thing or two , He didn't seem to aeo things as usedto to todo. . BILL AIMS AT A FAIR COUNT t'cnato Substitutes Its Owa for the Honsa Eecount Meosnro , DOES AWAY WITH ALL PARTISANSHIP Secretary of Slnto , AnxlNtcil l > y n Com- nt I * M in 11 of Six \nincil li > - ( lie Governor , io Have Clinrpcc of the Work. LINCOLN , Feb. G. ( Special Telegram. ) The majority in the present legislative assembly has for an entire month been play ing a game of politics , and It ts only today that the end Is In sight. The proposition to recount the ballots cast for the constitutional amendments at the last general election has been consldprnj solely from a political point of view. The populists , from the fact thai a tucccssful recount would give them two places on the bench of the s'loro. ivs court , undertook the task In , hand with the evident purpose of forcing It along party lines , as suming In advance that the republican minority would oppose them In a partisan manner. The action of the republicans In the house justified the assumption of the populist leaders. They refused all proffers of compromise. They even sacrlflcd four of their number rather than to assist In any manner the program of tna majorlly. The neccsslly for Ihe appeal to partisanship has been apparent only because ot the evi dent purpose of the majurl'y to rccanvasi the voles In star chamber by a partisan com mission. The recount bill , as It was forced thiough the house uudar the whip , offered no guarantee that the InteBrlty of the constitution would bo preserved. Noth ing but thu well established reputation for justice and fair play enjoyed by Speaker Gnllln and Lieutenant Governor Harris stood between the constitution and the possibility of outrage. Hut If the house passed the re count bill while laboring under the Intoxica tion of partisan power , the calm soberness of the senate has. comefo Ihe rescue and extricated Ihe- populist party from an em barrassing dilemma. Whllo the populist leaders have expended all their strength upon the hous > o bill , men like Lieutenant Governor Harris , Senator Gondrlng ot Platte , Senator JIutz of ICcya Faun , Sona.or Ue.tl of Cuater and Senator Hansom of Douglas have resisted the demands of the more radical. The- result Is that the senate has placed the recount proposition on a nonpartlsan basis. The recount will be made , but It will bo made by a nonpartlsan commission In a manner which will hardly raise the objection of republican opposition. REORGANIZES THE MEASURE. The house will hardly recognize Its pot measure after It has passed the senate. In fact but little of the house bill , nsldc from Us number and tho" enacting clause , will ho left. The senate bill Is the result of Iwo sessions of the committee on constitutional amendments and Iwo caucuses. At the first meeting of the constitutional amendment committee Senator Gondrlng expressed his oppositionto the house bill. Ho was ably seconded' by Senator Murphy and Senator Evans , the republican members of the com mittee. The committee held Its second meet ing Wednesday afternoon of the present week and "after a free discussion It was tacitly understood that the main features ot Senator Gondrlug's opposition should bo supported In the senate by the entire com mittee. Senator Gondrlng's first Idea was that the recount should be conducted by a nonpartlsan commission , the secretary ot state to be ox-offlclo a member qf the body , Governor Holcomb to appoint two and Chief Justice Post the other two. Senator Gond- ring further insisted that the recount should bo made In the fairest possible manner , so that the people of the state should bo thor oughly satisfied with the result. To' this end ho suggested that but one county should bo taken up at a time ; that as soon as the vote of that county was canvassed the bal lots should bo sealed , up and the result an nounced' ' c The plan was referred to the caucus which met at the Llndcll hotel last night. The whole ground was gone over carefully and the Imperfections of the house bill fully ex posed. As a result of the deliberations of the caucus n committee , consisting of Sen ators Ransom of Douglas , Gondrlng of Platte and Deal of Custer , was named to prepare the amendments decided upon by the caucus. The committee was ready to report at noon today and when the senate adjourned at 12 o'clock Senator Watson announced another caucus to be hold at the Llndcll hotel nt 2 o'clock. It was G o'clock this evening when the caucus adjourned and the senators returned to the capltol. No time was lost making / public the caucus action. Senator Gondrlng at once moved that the senate proceed with the consideration of house roll No. D. The motion was agreed to. Then Senator Ran som sent to the secretary's desk the caucus amendments , and after they had been read , moved their adoption. The senate amend ments practically ' constitute a new bill , nothing being saved from the wreck ot the original but the number , the title and the enacting clause. . MEAT OF THE NEW DILL. The now bill contains twelve long sec tions and the manner of making the recount Is specified , down to the most mlnuto par ticular. The first section directs the clerks of the Hoveral counties of the state to forward to the secretary of the state within five days after the approval of the bill all the ballots for and against the constitutional amend ment , also all poll books and abstracts ol votes cast far senators and representatives. The second section is the important one of the bill and as follows ; "Tho secretary of state , together with six disinterested electors , who shall also bo freeholders of the state , not moro than two of whom shall bo of the snmo political faith or party allegiance , to bo appointed In writIng - Ing by the governor of the state Immediately upon Uio taking effect ot this act , shall bo and constitute a board of canvassers to In spect and count the paid ballots cast upon the question submitted to the voters of this state ut said election relating to an Increase of the number of judges of the supreme court and fixing their terms ot office ; also to compare the said ballots and poll books ; also to determine- from the poll books and ballots and abstracts the number of electors who voted at said election ; also to determine from the ballots tup number of electors wheat at said election voted for senators ; also the number of electors at said election who voted for representatives ; also the number of electors at said election who voted for both senators and representatives ; also to determine the number of electors at said election who voted for and also the number voting against said proposed amendment relating to an increase of the number of judges of the supreme cour.t and fixing their terms of ofilco. Which Bald board of can vassers shall , as soon as It has ascertained and determined the foregoing enumerated facts , make a report In writing to the gov ernor of the state , setting forth concisely , distinctly and clearly the facts as found by them and any other fact required to bo found and determined by them under the provisions of this act , and shall forthwith Deliver such report In writing to the governor and also fllo a duplicate thereof In the offlcB of the secre tary of state. If upon the report of said board to the governor , It shall appear tiat ) said constitutional amendment relating to an Increase of the number of judges ot the supreme court and fixing their terms of office was adopted according to the law the governor -shall Immediately issue his procla mation to the effect that the came was adopted as an amendment to the constitution and has beconio a part of the constitution , OTHER PROVISIONS OF THE DILL. [ The minor provisions of the caucus bill require- the board to canvass but oao county at a tlmo. Each member ot the board ts allowed $4 per day for the time actually em ployed and the assistance of clerical help is prohibited. The last section Imposes a heavy penalty upon county clerks for re fusal or neglect to forward the ballots and poll books and any county clerk who Is convicted of mutilating , defacing , changing or destroylug any of the ballots ii liable tea a line of $5,000 and Imprisonment In the htate penitentiary for a period not exceeding three years. Senaor Murphy of Gage offeredstill an other amendment simply providing that the secretary of state should be required to cer tify back to the county clerks that thu ballots had not been tampered with In any way by the board. The majority , however , wag not Inclined to look upon this amend ment as necessary , and therefore , rejected It. x The caucus amendments w ro then adopted and ordered engrossed for third reading. II It Is engrossed and enrolled In time , It will be passed tomorrow and sent back to the house. .1VMCUT AM > AX IXVHSTIRATIOX. \r ( HoKtilt nt n Lively liny In llto I.owor Ilrnno.li. LINCOLN. Feb. 5. ( Special. ) The house today appointed n committee ot thrco to investigate the affairs of the state treasury , hilled "Rainmaker" Wrist's bill , appro priating $10,000 for experiments In produc Ing rain by artificial means , and named a committee of nix to visit the state Institu tions , ascertain their needs In the way ot appropriations and report to the houso. Following the reading of the journal Grandstsff of Webster sent up n petition from 100 residents of that county , requesting him to use his Influence In securing an appro priation of $100,000 for the Transmltalsslppl Exposition. The petition was referred to the committee on finance , ways and means , On the call for reports from standing committees the following bills were rccom mended for passage : House roll No. 121 , relating to school lands. House roll No. 13 ? , rotating to district judges. House roll No. 13 < ! , relating to guardlnnp. House roll No. 78 , providing for the dis bursement of money In the prosecution of criminal canes. House roll No. SO , au act for the treat ment of habitual criminals. House roll No. 123 , relating to probate court * . House roll No. 07 , amending- the not re lating to burglary. House roll No. 77 , raising ago of con sent to IS years. House roll No. 102 providing for the In corporation of the Order of the Eastern Star. House roll No. 70 , providing for the com petency or the testimony or witnesses. House roll No. 71 , relating to final de crees ot courts. House roll No. S7 , relating to criminal proceedings before justices of the peace. HOUHQ roll No. 113 , relating to the drawIng - Ing of petit jurors. HOIIIO roll No. 212 , defining the boundary lines of Dodco county. House roll No. 01 , relating to the forma tion of now counties , was ordered to the general file. House roll No. 2(5 ( , by Rouse , providing for depositories for county funds , was re fered to the committee on banks and cur rency. An Invitation was read from the Woman's Dlmctalllc union to the wives of members to visit the union and participate In the exercises. Hull had read a resolution authorizing the committee on finance , ways and means , public lands and buildings and asylums , to appoint a subcommittee of three to visit the different state institutions and report to the committee the amount of appropriation necessary for their maintenance. This reso lution , however , was withdrawn by Hull , Ho was then excused from attendance on the house from 11 a. m. until next Monday at 2 p. m. REFUSES TO ADJOURN OVER. Caiobeer moved that when the house ad journ It be until Monday at 2 p. m. Rob ertson amended , making the hour 10 a. m. Monday. Snyder of Sherman opposed both the original motion and the amendment. He said the state was paying the members for work , not play. He had been dissatisfied with the trend of events for some time. He didn't want to go home , and didn't seem to want any one else , to do so. Roddy was in favor ot an adjournment until Tuesday. IIo said that time would be gained by permitting the committees to visit the Institutions , report , get the appropria tion bills passed and go home. Lemar moved to lay the whole matter of adjournment on the table. The motion pre vailed. Severe , from the committee on engrossed and enrolled bills , reported house roll No. 250 , as properly engrossed. Clark of Lan caster moved that the rules be suspended and the bill placed upon Its passage. This Is the measure appropriating $10,000 for the payment of the Incidental expenses In surrod by the Twenty-fifth , session of the legislature. The bill passed by-a vote of 78 to 0. The house then took a recess until 2 p. m. Following roll call Wooster asked that the resolutions of Hull , laid over this morning , be now taken up. It provides for subcom mlttccs to visit state Institutions. Defore this was done , however , the speaker , under a resolution passed yesterday , named the following committee to make a preliminary Investigation of the affairs of the state treas ury : Zimmerman of York , Wheeler of Fur nas , and Pollard of Cass. Speaking to the resolution of Hull , Clark of Richardson moved an amendment that the full committee of finance , ways and moans , bo authorized to visit the Institutions. CONCERNING JUNKETS GENERALLY. Jenkins cited the fact that It would be absolutely impossible to ascertain the needs of those institutions without visiting them. Ho understood that some $009,000 In excess of the biennial appropriation of 1893 was asked for at this session. On general prin ciples ho was opposed to junketing expedl tlons , but ho would make an exception of the finance , ways and means committee. Considerable antagonism was manifested by several members against any visiting what ever. Wooster declared that all the Information mation necessary could bo secured by the committees right here at the capltol build- Ing. Wooostcr asked questions of the speaker and the latter was kept busy answerIng - Ing them. The speaker said two customs had obtained In the past. Ono was the subcommittee plan , the other was the whole committee system. Personally , the speaker believed the committee on public lands and buildings should bo the one to visit the state Institutions and report on them. Then Wooster proceeded to roast Clark of Rich ardson for speaking so often on one question , If ho continued this Wooatcr threatened to spring a rule of order on him that would entirely extinguish him. Clark did not take kindly to this reprimand , and protested vigorously. The debate grew warmer , and every member seemed desirous ot taking a hand In It. Fcrnow offered a substitute that a general committee of five bo appointed by the speaker to visit the Institutions and report to the various standing committees of the house Interested In the matter. Reuse objected to sitting as a member of the finance , ways and means committee and making up the appropriation bills from the report of a now subcommittee. Ho said it looked very much llko taking certain powers from his committee , Gaylord was indignant at tho. position taken by Clark of Richardson. Ho objected to any committeeman - teeman stating that If ho didn't vUlt the Institutions ho wouldn't act , Clark declared solemnly that ho had said nothing of the kind. Durkett wanted to Introduce another sub stitute , but Clark of Lancaster objected. Then Wlcbe moved to table the whole mat- tor. It carried and the house was just whcro It started directly after lunch. Clark of Lancaster moved that the house so Into committee of the whole to consider bills on general flic. It prevailed and Clark was invited to the chair by Speaker Gafiln. DILLS ACTED ON. House roll No. 23 , by Holhrook , was first considered. It provides that warehouse men , owning their own warehouse , may Is sue receipts for articles stored therein , which receipts shall have the same force and effect as receipts Issued by public ware- liouscs. The bill was recommended for passage. Loonils' noxious weeds bill was next on the list. In Us provisions It Is similar to the Russian thistle bill recently repealed > y the house. It provides for the destruc tion of noxious weeds by the land owners and corporations in the state and makes It the duty of road overseers to see that the law is enforced. The measure was pro ductive of spirited debate. In the course of this Hillings of Keya Paha made the novel deduction that a state covered with weeds ten feet high was a sign of a rich soil and an inducement to immigration , A state plucked bare of weeds would indicate a sterile soli. This argument caught the members , elicited great applause , and , on motion , the enacting clause of the measure was stricken out. Grimes' game bill , house roll No. 27 , was then brought to the front. The bill makes It unlawful to destroy deer , antelope , prairie chickens , ruffed grouse , quail , plover , tnlpa or curlew lor a turm ot five years from date of passage. Jenkins directed attention to the point that fhW bill was In reality A measure to get panic rout of the state with out laying the carriers liable to the strin gent provisions of the old law now on the statutes. " 'a Horncr wanted toijamend the hill by mak ing the term three , Instead of five years. Finally the committee decided to report the bill back to the coltltrifttcc for amendment. House roll No. J3te by lllch , providing that stock In corppro ons can be attached the same as other property , was recom mended tor passage. ' ' ' "Rainmaker" Wrlfctttts bill , house roll No , 83 , providing for ti ) ( appropriation of $10.- 000 to make two experimental tests to pro duce rain by concussion , was the subject of lively debate. ' .Wjo&ster wanted to Im mediately report tho- measure for Indefinite postponement , but Thdps called n halt and ( Demanded that the bill bo discussed at length. Ho claimed that in his county the people were very much Interested In the subject. Woostcrs motion to Indefinitely postpone the bill carried by a good majority. House roll No. CO. by Loomls , provides for public scales and Uie appointment ot a welshmastcr. The bill was recommended for passage. On motion of Cascheer the committee then rose and reported. House roll No. 131 was , on motion , referred hick to the committee. NAMES A VISITINO COMMITTED. Unanimous consent was granted Dobeon to Introduce a resolution providing that Clark of Illchardson , Zimmerman of York and House ot Halt of the committee on finance , ways and means , and Sheldon of Dawcs , Smith of Douglas nnd Lcmar of Saunders , of the committee on public lands and buildings , bo appointed by the spsakpr to visit the different state Institutions and report to the house. This resolution pre vailed , after amendment by Jenkins to the effect that this bo the only committee al lowed to visit the Institutions. A hot debate then sprung up over the question of adjournment. Quito all element was In favor of adjourning over until Mon day. This mot with strong opposition. It was noticeable , however , lh.it a largo num ber 'of those who favored meeting tomor row asked to bo excused until Monday and Tuesday mornings. The motion to adjourn until Tuesday morning at 10 o'clock was defeated , CC to 12. The house then adjourned until 10 n. m. tomorrow. DILLS ON FIIIST HEADING. The following bills wcro read for thellrst time : Hy Morrison , house roll No. < 00 , to amend section 53. chapter xllll , Compiled Statutes of 18W. and to repeal said original section. IJy Gnliln , house roll No.101 , to amend section .11 , chapter Kxix , subdivision H. Compiled Statutes of 1S95 and lo repe.il the original section. My Stebblns , house roll No. 402 , to amend section M , chapter xlv. Annot.itt-d Statutes of Nebraska , 15 3 , and to repeal said original section. lly Stebblns , house roll No. 403. for the encouragement of the agricultural , eom- merolal and Irrigation Interests in the state ot Nebraska , and to make an appropria tion therefor. IJy Fltzroberts. house roll No. 401 , to amend sections 3 and 29 ot chapter xxvl ot tho. Compiled Statutes of IS5 ! , entitled "Elections , " and to repeal said sections as now existing. JJy Yelser , house roll No , 403 to prohibit the giving to or acceptance of passes or free transportation by members of the legisla ture , or any salaried olllcer ot the state , or any salaried olllcer of ai-.j- city or county of the state , and providing penalties and disqualification for violation thereof. IJy lllch , house roll No. 40G to amend section 1103 , chapter'xl , entitled "Courts , " of the Consolidated tstatutes of Nebraska for the year 1S91 , andftp repeal said original section. n IJy lllch , house foil ! No. 407 , to provide for a. rehearing and . argument of cases In the supreme courf ami regulating proceed ings therein. ' tot' ' ly lllch. house r.ollNo. JOS , to amend sec tion 28 o chapter xxvl. entitled "ConslRn- ments , " of the ( Jotripjlcd Statutes of Ne braska , of the year ] $ ! > o by allowing to the sheriff a reasonable' ' compensation for his services nnd his iiiecissary ) expenses In curred In performing the duties Imposed upon him by secffoii'7 of said chapter and to repeal said sectloji2S as same now ex ists. IJy nich , house roll No. 400 , to authorize county courts to require administrators nnd ' administrators with. , will annexed to pay and deliver to .said courts money nnd certain personal property lemnlnlng In thnlr possession after ' lh'l final settlement of tholr accounts , E. I hi ! . . , . . ' , ' By lllch , house , ' , rpllNo , ,410 , to amend section 302 of , the Cade ot Civil Procedure by granting to county courts the power to order a reference In certain cases or pro ceedings and to repeal said section as It now exists. Hy Smith' of Douglas , house roll No. 411 , to amend un net entitled "An net entitled tin net to amend section 143 , of an act en titled an act Incorporating metropolitan cities and defining , regulating and proscrib ing their duties , powers and governments , " approved March 30 , 1SS7 , nnd as subse quently amended and to repeal said section as heretofore existing , passed April 3 , 1S.13 , and to repeal said' section as heretofore ex isting. By Robertson , house roll No. 412 , to fix and dellno the liability ot Insurance com panies. HICCOMMIOMJS A M3W IIOHMITOIIY. Semite Cominlflee SnyH One IN Ilnilly Xeetleil nt Peru. LINCOLN , Fob. G , ( Special. ) The senate was content to transact routine work this morning , with as few words as possible. The regular order was shortly completed. First came a petition from several citizens ot Antelope county protesting against the payment of the bounty duo under the bce.t sugar bounty law , and asking for the repeal of all bounty laws now on the statute books. Mr. Graham presented the report of the committee on universities and normal school , affecting the condition of the latter Institution at Peru. The report , together with the recommendations ot the committee , 'Is ' as follows : Your committee on State university nnd normal school , which was Instructed by vote of the senate to visit the State Nor mal nnd Training school at Peru , beg leave to submit the following report. The committee visited the Normal nnd Training school nt Peru as directed , and found that the Indies' dormitory , a thrco- story and basement brick building , SOxIO feet , had been destroyed by llro on Janu ary 4 , 1S37. It Is supposed that the llro orig inated from a defcotlvo Hue , the building be ing heated by stoves ) . The dormitory was an old building erected about thirty years ago and donated to the state and contained thlrty-ono rooms , and was capable of ac commodating about fifty students. The original cost of the structure was about $ L'rOCO. but It is estimated by an architect that it could bo reproduced for $14,000 , A two-story brick addition , containing a kitchen , dining room , laundry and seven f-leeplng apartments was saved from the fire. It is estimated that the palvago from the consumed building , consisting of brick , foundation stone. Iron pillars , doors , shut ters , etc. , amounts to about Jl.OOO In value anil may bo used In the erection of a now building. The debris ot the burned buildIng - Ing has boon cleared away , the good brick sorted out and cleaned , and everything of value saved and ptored away for future use. use.Tho buildings of the Institution. consistIng - Ing of the main school building , library building , heating nc ] eloctrlo light plant , observatory and Kunming station , were vis ited nnd thoroughly. QXnmlnod. nnd found to bo In good condition an6 well cared for. The electric llgllt" plant IB auillclent for existing needs , ; und for any additional buildings that may bo erected In the near future. The hentlnfr apparatus ts ample for the present buildings , but additional struct ures should bo provided with their own heating plants. The buildings , except the pumping sta tion , nre beautifully minted In sixty acres of ground upon a wooded eminence over looking the village of Peru nnd the Mis souri river. Wo nre well pleased with the work be ing done by President llcnttle anil the corps of Instructors constituting the fac ulty. The students nppenr to be labor ing earnestly to prcparu themselves for clllcU'iit work In the schools. The present enrollment Is 652 embracing students from forty-one different counties In the Plate , and six other states besides Nebraska , Tnrec hundred nnd ninoly-six of these nro students In the Normal and ti-alnlng depart ments , nnd 150 nro pupils In the model school , Of the present needs of the Institution , wo doslro lo 04ill the senate's attention to the Importance of the request of the presl- ilnt for a ladles' dormitory , to replace the DUO recently destroyed by tire , nnd to rec ommend that an appreprlatlon not to ex- rood $2tiroo bo rii.i.lo for a modern dormitory building , said npjironttatlon to cover nil cxponsoM of erecting 'said ' bulldlnir , Includ ing he.itlng npparatus and electric light connection. PROTECTION FOR GAME. Mr. Johnson , from the commllleo on mis cellaneous subject. * , reported uenatn file No. 101 for an act relating lo the protection ot game and fish , with the recommendation that It he patml. Mr. Hcapy , from the committee on agri culture , reported favorably on senate file No. 10.1 , to provide for tha payment of county aid to organized agricultural societies , with out annual contributions or assessments. Throa now bills were Introduced and read tlie first time , m follows : Joint lesoliitlon No. II , by Ritchie , for the submission to the electors of Nebraska of a proposition to call a constitutional con vention. Senate file No. 245 , by McGnnn. to define the term "packer , " to fix the liability of packers nnd for the protection of their em ployes. Sennto file Ko. 24(1 ( , by Mutz , to amend the code of civil procedure , Houjo roll No. 2SC , by Fclkcr , to provide for the payment of the Incident ! ! expenses of the present sssolon of tlui legislature. The senate then resolved Itself Into com- mlttca of the whole for the consideration of hills on the general file , with Mr. Deal In thu chair. The first bill taken up was senate fileNo , 71 , by Mr. Fcltz , to compel Irrigation companies' ' to construct and main tain bridges over 'Irrigation ditches and canals , but at the remiwt of Us author It was laid aside until some day next week. The committee then took up for consid eration senate file No. 18 , by Mr. Talhot ot Lancaster. The bill ' provides that In all cases of appeal In equity cases the appellant shall execute to the adverse * party a bond with one or more tmrotlca. If the judgment 13 afllrmcd , pay the value of the use and occupation of the property from the date ot the undertaking until the delivery of posses sion. The bill met with determined oppo sition from Mutz , McCann and Farrell , and the committee rose without action. The senate then took a recess until 4 o'clock. It was not until after 5 o'clock In the afternoon when the senate was again called to order , the-majorlty having bosii In caucus at the Llndcll hotel over the recount bill. Mr. Gondrlng Immediately moved that the senate take up the recount bill , known as house roll No. G. The bill as It originally passed the house was first read for the in formation of the senate. Mr. Ransom offered an amendment to the bill , remarking nt the same time that the amendments would probably surprise some people. Ho moved their adoption. The amendments were read at length. Mr. Deal seconded the motion for tholr adoption. Mr. Conaway of York objected to present consideration of the motion for the reason that the noise and confusion In the senate chamber prevented him from hearing per fectly. After brief consideration of the amend ments they were adopted and the senate adjourned. .1 EFFCOAT'S SLOW IIU11MCOXTEST .Semite Xot C.olitK Alicnil Hurriedly to UiiNeat lOviuiN. LINCOLN , Feb. C. ( Special Telegram. ) The senate majority is exorcising no undue basic In taking up the contest from Doug las county , in which John Jcffcoat Is striving ,10 secure the chair occupied by Senator J. II. Evans of Omaha. Every pressure has been brought by the house leaders to bring the contest to final Issue , but the senate up to the present time has declined to beconio absorbingly Interested. The committee on privileges and elections , com posed , of Senators Dearlng , McGann , Grothan , Gondrlng and Stcelo has met but once. Wednesday afternoon a brief session , last ing but a few moments , uas held In one corner of the senate chamber after the sen ate had adjourned for the day. At that brief session It was thought better to re turn the contest papers to the senate without recommendation further than that the attorneys on both sides be given a limited time lo present their arguments before all the members. Yesterday , however - over , this program was changed and the wholu matter held In abeyance. This after noon the members of the committee on privileges and elections agreed to hold a session at the Llndell hotel next Monday evening , and at that meeting give the at torneys an opportunity for presenting their oral arguments. The briefs of the attorneys for Senator Evans and John Jeffcoat respectively were distributed among the senators late this afternoon. The brief of attorneys who appear for Senator Evans rests upon the following paragraph : "Wo are not asking for any favors. Wo are not seeking to hold a scat In this house upon mere technicali ties ; ibut wo are asking a fair and Impartial consideration of the testimony and tha law , without regard to political policy , and with out prejudice for or against our cause. Wo purpose to state the facts fairly and honorably , according to the testimony , and without seeking to distort them to show that some things exist which do not exist , and wo challenge the contestants to show that a single statement made by us In this argu ment Is contrary to the evidence Intro duced. " On the other hand the attorneys for John Jcffcoat make the following admission : "In order to sustain his contest the contest ant ( Jcffcoat ) must show that Illegal votes wcro cast for the contosteo ( Evans ) In ) sufil- clent number to change the result. The face of the returns shows that Evans re ceived 339 votes moro than Jeffcoat. If the contestant can show that there wore 340 Illegal votes cast for contestee then ho will bo entitled to a favorable decision and to sit as a member of thu senate from Douglas county. " The whole case of the contestant rests upon the alleged bribing of foreign voters by the purchase of naturaliza tion papers. Jeffcoat's attorneys claim that 750 foreign voters thus voted , The fee for Issuing naturalization "first papers'1 Is DO cents. Jeffcoat's attorneys claim that.Albyn Frank , clerk of the dis trict court , In Douglas county , was credited with $370 on his campaign assessment and then they proceed with the assumption that at CO cents each $350 would purchase naturalization papers for 7CO voters. Against this assumption the attorneys for r rt 3 i 3- ' 3I . I J. ' .i-1 R ' 'It ' You should tlo on the look-out for Drox L. Sliooninu nntl hispup from now n on they'll do''some grcnt nets they're ' i' taking n Httle > holiday today because I ,1. wo announce ; on Uio 8lu pace of this paper the full pnrtlculnrs of our great broken lot sulo which takes place Sat urday. j DREXEJ , SHOE CO. , ' FAUN'AM STKEET - > * < Senator Evans assert that the republican county committee assessed Albyn Frank | u)0 ( ) for campaign purposes ; that ho pnlJ $100 In rash ; that $376 was receipted for on account of "services ; " that the "services" referred to consisted of Issuing nnluralha- llon papers. The evidence also shows thnl Albyn Frank objected to his ns < e ! tnpnt , ss being lee high , and that when he made his final settlement with Chairman Lewis they merely agreed to lot one account balance the other , without regard to the amounts. The evidence seems to destroy the claim made by Jcffcoat that the republicans pnld for 7i > 0 n.iturallzatlon papers. A stipulation was signed by the attorneys nn both sides that the democrats paid tor eighty-six naturalization papers after Jeffcoat was nominated , and that the republicans paid for 2S2 after Kvans was nominated , Of the eighty-six foreigners naturalized by the democrats only eighty-two voted , and of the 2S2 naturalized by the republicans but 2GS voted. KM'OHITIO.V. lltoc on ! " I n n n 01 * , Way * nnd Mm in Cnnxldrrs tinIIIII. . LINCOLN , Feb. -Special ( Telegram. ) Tim house committee on finance , ways and means will report on house roll No , 93 , the trnnsmlsslssliipl bill , for the general tile , accompanied by several Important amend ments. Quo ot them cuts the amount down from $ J5l,000 ) to $150.000. The bill was before the committee at a session held this morning. G. M , Hitchcock appeared before the committee then and spoke lu behalf of the moasurc. A vote was taken and Ilia committee stood 5 to D for n report to the Rcncral file for the full amount nskod. This was not considered a desirable report. Chairman Clark ot the committee declared the motion lost and the bill was then made a special order for thU evening. The meeting tonight was held at the Lln dcll hotel. Mr. Hitchcock again addressed the committee In behalf of the measure and suggested a number of changes which ho thought would be desirable. Charles Woos ter ot Derrick , also spoke on the hill and his argument was not In the line ot distinct antagonism , as had been expected. Ho In sisted that whatever money was donated should ho given for the express purpose of a Nebraska exhibit at the exposition nnd for no other purposo. His position tonight , Mnco the committee meeting , Is that after the business of the house Is well out ot the way and all other appropriations are taken care of , ho would be willing to appropriate a certain amount for a purely Nebraska ex hibit. The original bill provided for twelve directors to bo appointed by the governor who should receive a salary of $75 per month. As the hill will be reported these directors are cut down to six with no salary , save transportation , who are tobo appointed by the governor , one from each congressional district. Another amendment provides that no requisition for money on the state treas ury shall be valid unless approved by the governor , and It Is also provided that ho shall have the free use of the veto power In the matter of thu disbursement ot the appro. prlatlon. Another provision In the bill to be re ported tomorrow Is that In addition to the board of fifty named in the bill there shall be nix more added to be named from the different labor organizations In the state. They arc also to sorva without pay , except transportation. Chairman Clark wanted a guarantee of $259,000 paid In from the stock subscriptions before any -money could bo drawn from the appropriation. Mr. Hitch cock showed that the payment of these stock subscriptions were to be made as follows : Ten per cent In ISflC , CO per cent In 1S97 ; and the balance In 1S9S. It was agreed by the members ot the committee that such pay ments would be satisfactory and Clark did not Insist on his motion. Dudley Smith , Introducer of the hill , said that the D. & M. Hallway company had subscribed $30,000 and that there were five other roads yet who would subscribe to the stock. At the morning session of the committee Dr. Damorlll of the Hastings Asylum for the Incurable Insane appeared and argued for the appropriation for the two new wings to the asylum recommended in Ills report. Dr. Jenkins of the Norfolk asylum was also before the committee In behalf of the needs of the Institution of which he Is superintendent. No definite conclusion was reached by the committee before Its adjourn- mc"nt this morning. The house committee on revenue and taxation , firell chairman , hold a short meet ing tonight at the L'.ndell hotel. The only measure under discussion was Pollard's house roll No. 247. This bill provides for a radical change in the revenue laws of the state , more especially those relating to as- j scssments of real estate. The committee did not decide to report the bill yet , but will hold It In abeyance for a whllo. Mcan- whllo the opinions of the best legal talent will be secured In regard to Its many pro visions , and their opinions will be presented to the committee at a subsequent meeting. The house committee on railroads , Zim merman chairman , held a meeting today at the capital building. Speaker Oaffln's house , roll No. 108 , providing for the unloading and switching of cars , was under consid eration. As thcro are several measures simitar to this pending , It was decided Si recommend this ono for Indefinite postpone ment. No other bills were acted upon. Hoilllloll DullI.'l.vril . Oil. LINCOLN , Feb. D. ( Special Telegram. ) The officers of the Southeastern Reunion as sociation held a meeting this afternoon at the Grand hotel. It was decided to hold the next reunion at Nebraska City , commencing July 1 , and continuing four days. The executive committee of the State Teachers' association had a 'meeting ' this evening at the Llndcll hotel. Thcro wcro present J. F. Baylor of Lincoln , 13. W. Drown of Hastings , State Superintendent Jackson and Maynard Splnk of Grand Island. Pour a Diphtheria KpldcinltT. NORTH LOUI' , Neb. , Feb. 5. ( Special. ) The burial of the Infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Temple took place at the North Loup cemetery yesterday , services be ing held at the Methodist church at 2 o'clock , conducted by Rev. Mr. Miles. Owing to a fear that death was caused by diphtheria , an Inform * ! meeting was held last evcn'nj by members of the school board and olhfrs to discuss the advisability 6t closing the schools for n tlmo until It m T be determined with certainty whether or not any malignant malady Is present In the nclRhborhond. Considerable sickness , tn eluding the grip , has been prevalent hero recently. _ IV.IUXCTIOW. Slu-ltiin I , oil fro ( if Unltril Workmen lit ii l.cixnl KlRlit. GRAND ISLAND , Neb. , Feb. 5. ( Special. ) Ancient Order of United Workmen circles are worked up over an Injunction proceed ing before Judge J. II. Thompson In tha dlslrlct court. A temporary Injunction has been granted to the Shclton lodge , Ancient O.-dcr ot United Workmen of Shelton , Nob. , restraining Grand Master Workman Tate from suspending their lojgc. The trouble originated In the Sheltou lodge. Charges were here preferred against Mr. Tale thai ho , as grand master , claimed mlloago when , aa an official of the order , ho had been pro vlclcil with transportation , and that ho re tained certain small sums from benrnclarlci of the rollef fund. A lodge trial was re cently held at Wood River In which Tata was exonerated from the charges preferred. These charges were simply ngalnst Tale personally , and not against him as grand master of the order. Subsequently to this exoneration Mr. Tate desired lo withdraw , from the local lodge and this request was refused. Tale , as grand master , notified the lodge under the seal of the grand lodge , that If they did not comply with the re quest , tlu-y would be suspended , under the provisions of the. grand lodge. The local lodge still refused , claiming that they hail appealed the case to the grand lodge and that before a decision was reached , the local lodge could not comply with the order. Tale thereupon suspended the lodge and this action resulted In the temporary Injunction , Mr. Tate W.TJ asked this morning for a dlatemcnl of the case nnd In reply said : "I do not deem it my duty as an Interested party to say anything which would prejudice olthci my own Interests or the Interests ot Shclton lodge. The case has been nn unfor tunate ono from the very beginning and I took no decisive steps In the matter until I believed It was necessary to do so In the interests of the order. In view of the attitude assumed by the lodge at Shclton r felt It my duty to ask tor a clearance card from this lodge. This request being refused , I Issued an olllclal order , bearing the seal of the grand lodge , nnd nitrated by the grand recorder. Instructing Shclton ledge to Issue the clearance card as provided for In our law , under penalty of suspension of the lodge charter. The lodge refused to put Into execution the ofllclal order nnd was subsequently suspended. Then Injunction suit was brought and the defendant re quired to answer on March 8 , 1S97. When the case comes on for trial the rights of all parties Interested will , no doubt , be de termined according to the law of the order as Interpreted by the court before which the Injunction suit will ho tried. You must excuse mo from going further Into detail until the Eiilt now pending has been dis posed of. " WILL HA A' 12V CI1IC01IV FACTO II Y. Solinylor IlitxIiu-NH Moil Are IIIKit StnoU Company. SCIIUYLKR , Fob. 5. ( Special. ) There U strong probability that Schuylor will have a chicory factory at an early date. Thcro have already been numerous conferences of those Interested and a mass meeting has been called for Saturday , February 13 , and proposed articles of Incorporation have been drawn. The substance of the articles Is as follows : Object , association to form a body corpo rate under the laws of the Htatc. Name shall be the Nebraska Chicory com pany , -with place ot business nt Schuylcr. UuslnesH , to i > lint : , cultivate , harvest , store , purchase , manufacture and market chicory : own , Icnce. rent , hlro. operate and manage the buildings , grounds and ma chinery : purchase and deliver feed , employ men and tennis and do all else necessary to the successful operation and canylng Into effect of the objects anil purposes ot the association. Capital stock shall bo J200 000 , divided Into shares of $100 each , no Individual holder to hold moro than twenty shares at any tlmo during the continuance of the association. Meetings to bo hold annually on first Monday In January , nt which stockhold ers shall elect directors , electing nlno at the Ilrst meeting , who shall determine by lot which three arc for a term ol one , , two and throe years , respectively , and at each succeeding election three to bo olccte.l for thrco yearn , and nil vacancies tilled for un- oxplred terms. Stockholders shall ho enti tled to vote In person or by proxy ; ; ro- vldcd that no stockholder shall be entitled to vote In hla own right moro than twenty votes , nor moru than twenty by proxy , in addition to his own. The directors shall manage the affairs after organizing by electing n preslden' , vleo president , secretary and treasurer , ah to bo members of the board of directors , ex cepting the socretniy , who may bo any ono of the , members ot the association , olllcsra to hold their otllees for a period of ono year. The amount of Indebtedness that may bo Incurred shall be limited. Life of corporation , ilfty years. This Is being worked up by the Business Men's Fraternity , a' branch of which was organized hero some time since , Its com- mlttco being J. I1 , McCullough , Henry Colton - ton , V. J. Kvcrltt nnd C. Abbott. The stock subscribed will bo paid In monthly Installments of $2 per share. MAKI3 KIG1IT OX THU IMIOTORIIAIMIH. orN In tlu > Kfinlnll A Smith CIIHO Occupy Moxt of lu ! > Time. WA-IIOO. - Neb. . Feb. D. ( Special. ) The Kendall & Smith case is dragging along In the district court. The afternoon ses sion of the court and this morning's ses sion wcro taken up in the introduction ot evidence for the defense , the witness , Clements , taking up most of the tlmo. This witness took a number of photographla views ot the premises In November , 1890 , as well as in January , 1897. A great legal battle was fought out on the admlsslblllty of the photographs In evidence , It being contended by the plaintiff that the views were taken at so long a time after the con demnation proceedings that they were not ( Continued on Sixth Page. ) Do Boo can ronst do cigar Joints 'boulS playln' carila In rtero back rooms I I'll ) never tech my dad ho don't 'low noS card playln' In his place ho Bolls to- , liui'L'o and cigars mid pipes and ho sellsj bolter an1 for less dun any of do fellers. } liorroh . , - . , . .4 oz. .fl.OO' ' Ilamitict MIxture . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 oz. 40c | Iiiii'lnl | ) ( Mlxtnro . . . _ . . . . . .4 oz. 40c < Vnlo Mlxtttru > 4 oz. 40f ! Cornell MIxture 4 oz. Ii ( JiuitL'cn . . - . .4 oz. JJOc' ' Jilrd'H-Kyo . , . . . _ . .4 oz. UOc ! Cavlndlsh 4 oz. 25c-J 1'erhiuo MIxture 4 oz. 2 Grand Point 1'erlquo 2 oz. U Roldon Stuft A oz. isrx-i Thrco KliiBs Virginia Mixed..4 oz. a5c | University of Michigan 4 oz. 25ci W. F. Stoecker , j CIGARSANn 11404 i Smoking Goods , j Douglas St. ! There tire pianos and pianos some good nonio bad there nro Bomo grades suposedly high grades , too that ho\v up with an awful poor and sometimes 11 surprisingly good piano If you are a first class Judge you'll stand some show If not you'd better buy a Klinball-r-all Klmballs are good the best wo guar antee It. | A. HOSPE , JR. , 15t3 DOUGLAS.