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THE OMATIA DAILY BETS : St'NDATj FEBHUAUY 7 , 1897. LAWMAKINC IS SLOW WORK Legislators Pint ] Resulti Not Yet Com- mcnsurato with Efforts , SESSION HALF GONE AND LITTLE DONE I'rc > Nicc' < for Knrl ) Adjournment Seem * JiiNt It Trlltc Hcmolc Itc- cuiint on the Aiiieiidiiient Me aim 1'liidlnu : Jinny IlallotH. LINCOLN . Feb. C. ( Special ) . The legis lature a-IJouincil thli afternoon until Mon- 'day , tlio of rcpttsciitatlvcs completing Us twenty-eighth day and the tenate Its twenty -sixth. Neither branc'a ot the Icgls- latuio has accomplished anv thing In the \va > of donnlt6 results , nlthough an Immense numbrr of bills have been Introduce J In both houses. In the ecnato " 53 bills , nrc under consideration and lu the house 428 , Compared \vlth the sctslon two years ago the pitaont aasembly lias made progress fully as slowly cs the dilatory body of 1S93. Two ycataago the legislature remained In session fccnentr-cno days , final adjournment not bo- IIIR roaclinl until noon of April 0. The length of that scjaltin was occasioned by the numerous partisan measures which wcro forced through inulcr tlie prcssuie ot mem bers of the third house , and the long tlmo spent upon the appiopilatlon bills. The general appropriation bill was not Intro duced by Chairman Ctow of the ways and means committee until February 20. It was not finally passed by the home until March 18. Turn the Fcnalo held It until April 5. Dining all this tlmo the members of the two house * wcro hard at work on the bctt sugar bounty bill , the antl-olcomarga- rlno law , the Omaha Flro and Police com- mlsilcn act and other measuics which were passed undei party pressure. At the picscnt cession the house nnd means committee Is worUng meetings being held as often at , the frequent party caucuses will permit. There Is icason to believe that the three bis appropriation bills will bo ready for consideration by the latter part cf this month. At the present time there seems to bj nothing of n partisan character to Impede the work of the leglslaluie , unless possibly It bo the cor-stltutloiial amendment recount bill. This measure cannot bo passed In the senate before Monday afternoon ; and unless the friends of tbi- senate amendments can muster tweity-two votes on Monday aftci- noon final passage will be still further de layed. Fiom the present outlook the house Is not likely to take kindly to the senate- amendments and It may take more time than next week ran afford to finally send the bill to the Bovprnoi. SEEMS ALMOST HOPELESS. The iccount of the ballots cast for the constitutional amendment relating to Judges of the supreme court seems like an almost hopeless undertaking , If It is conducted In a manner that will silence all criticism Under the law pioposcd by the senate the mcro work of counting the ballots need not bo unnecossailly severe ; but , as has al- rcndy been pointed out , the report of the propped canvassing boaid to the governor will leave several-Judicial questions for the chief executive to decide. Undci the com monly accepted requirement of the constltu tlon"the canvassing board will have to find 30,819 votes for thu amendment which were.1 overlooked by the returning boards at thu last election. In order to show the real situation confronting the proposed canvass ing board the following table was today niaelo up fiom the official returns of the last election. It shows the votes cast both for and against the amendment , together wltU the total vote of each county. The tabulated statement from the ofllco of the necretary of state is as follows. Total Counties. YesJo -vote. Adams 1.3S8 ( , 'j2 ' 4 OTl Antelope 971 US 2.JCS Haulier 147 ID 31S nhllno 87 17 14'l lloonc 1,129 42(5 ( 2.COS Hex ButtO 5' > 2 13S l.OSO lloyd C21 m I,2f3 Brown 231 93 731 Buffalo 1,910 712 4.1SJ Hurt 1,013 4'Jl 3011 lilltlor 1,159 5lil 3,09fi C.IHS 1,701 tV > S fi.338 Cedar S75 47" ) 2Bfil ChriHo 171 C5 539 Cheiry fG2 310 1 110 Cheyenne fill IIS 1.01S Clay l.'OI Fil3 3.GOO Colfa WO 371 2,525 Cumlng 1,131 727 3,221 Glister .1,701 C93 4,207 Dajtota 507 291 1,014 Uuvves M > 2 201 1.S73 Davvson 1,259 397 2,705 Driicl 205 75 C12 Dlxon S46 151 2375 Doelgo 1,17)3 ) ( T,7 4,840 Douglas 13,40r 3ir 25ITi Dllliely 303 101 5S7 rillmorc 1,520 310 3r V > rrnnklln MO ? 0i > 2,017 Frontier . - 7-9 421 l.SBij I-iirnas 030 D11 2,722 Oano 1,732 1,41(5 ( G.OVi Oarlleld IIS 110 331 Gasper 021 l" > t 1,1 Ml Clrnnt 3S M SOB Oreole-y 721 11) ) 1,211 Hall 1IW9 ! B2 : t'i7S llanitltoii 703 7o 3,0C2 Ilarlun 870 315 2,0')2 ) Hayes T.7 113 r-M Hitchcock 379 270 938 Holt 1,298 It * ! 2 , < u Hooker 3.S 1 52 Howard 7r > 0 nr.9 2.10S Jefferson STi 512 3,123 JohllHOil 5.V1 9C5 2.7SS Kearney 581 C3 2,2CS Keith 2.S7 03 4G9 Koya Paha 1C9 107 512 Klmhall 114 9 1G9 Knox 1,011 391 2,818 Lancaster 4.5.'i 2,5W 12,001 Lincoln 1,340 291 2,000 Lctfin 109 27 20S Loui 93 52 2e,7 , MndlAOn 1011 3iil 3,711 ' Mcl'herson 15 17 S7 Merrlclc 732 230 2,110 NailCO 8J9 271 1.S13 Noninha 311 719 3,5r Nuckolls 1S2 41S 2.CIO Otoo 1,300 94" ) 5,278 'iivvneo OS1) 619 2.7iS ( orklns M2 70 42S helps BIS IM 2270 lerco 471 109 1 , > B 'Intto 1,02 511 3.79fl Polk 840 4S2 2.4IS lied Willow l.OSii .128 2.071 Itlchnrdson l.US C5I 514U HocK 420 lr. Ii05 Hllllne . . . . , , 1,150 C.G2 4,2X5 Hirpy 59 < i 279 1,9"J Bniimlora , 1,507 Ci3 5,112 Bcott'H lllllff 102 05 I9 > Howard 1,117 SO1) ) .l.ril Sheridan NI 311 1,515 Khe-iman 040 2'll 1,315 Sioux 230 102 4SO stanton 4.x 318 lrS5 Tlmycr 1,307 474 3,039 Thomas so 13 119 Tliurston , 2G 107 11122 Valley 717 212 l.fii , ' ) AVitHhlnKton . . . . .i. , , ! W9 W9 3.1S7 Wayne , 570 240 2,1ST Wobgttr i i > 53 379 2fi'fi Whe-elcr 101 22 270 Voik , 1,2S2 5SJ 3.SI1 Totals 84 579 37.S90 230,795 Senator Caldwell of Nuckolls county has liitroiliic'ed a bill which. If enacted Into law at tlio present torsion , will almost rcvolutbn- Izo the sjEtein of free education In this state as far as text books are concerned. Ilia bill proposes a permanent educational commis sion , tp bo composed of Iho governor , super intendent of public Instruction anil attorney general. U Is made the duty of this edu cational commission to provide for the com pilation of school text books by competent authors , or If deemed advisable the com mission Is authorized to purchase the copy right of text boohs , or to provide for the copyrighting of such text books In the jiamo of ( ho state. In addition to this duty the commission u required to prepare a uni form course of study , and It 4s made thn duty ot every school district to adopt U. All - text books used by the schoo's ' of the state shall be printed by the tate and sold to school district ! ) at actual rott The most objsctlonallej feature of the bill , In the eyes of the majority party In the legislature , U tbo one directing- the commission to appoint three secretaries , cath to be paid an an nual nalary of flEOU out of the state treas ury. itii'OitT.s rim nxi'osiTiox HIM. . IIuiiwo Coiiiinllli-o St-uilN HiifU tlio Mt'MNiirtwith Aitu-iuliiU'iitu. LINCOLN , Feb. C. ( Special. ) Only rev- enty-one members antwered this morning to roll call. A petition from Cumlng county , hi - by nearly 100 names , wa * read , urging the loRiKlature to appropriate not less than | 30nOuO to the Trantml l Hlppl Imposition Several smaller memorials against this amount were read and referred. When reports from standing committees vvero called for It was dlfcovercd that there xvcro no bill flics on the desks ot the mem- bore. Speaker Qalnn cnld that they had not jet been filled because the emploc were not permitted to work overtime. In consequence quence of this Iho whole business of the house came to a standstill for ten or fifteen minutes , and what little bud been saved by the cmplo > e < wan lost by the members. The report of the finance , ways and means committee on house toll Mo. 93 , the Trans- ml ! d.iMppl Uxpo'ltlon bill , was read by he chief clerk. The report recommended he bill to tie placed on general flic , with ho amendments made last night by the omml'.tce. An attempt was made to secure he reading of the amendments , but It failed nd the bill was oidcrcd to the general flic. Homer soul to the clerk's desk a rcsolu- Ion highly eulogistic of the attitude of icnator William V. Allen In defending the rodlt of Nebraska. Jenkins moved to In- cflnltcly postpone the resolution , and Clark f Lancaster u anted to amend by Including n the endorsement pralso for the pcnator'o osltlon on Iho question of sugar bounty , ppftker Qaffln ruled this amendment out of rdcr , and JonklnV motion to Indefinitely joslpono the icsolullon failed ito crtry. Tlicn I'ollard moved to lay the whole matter ni the table. This was defeated by a vote f 37 to 26. There was an evident determlna- lon on the part of the majority element to indorse the Nebraska's credit portion of ho resolution and fight shy of the sugar bounty part of It. I'ollard got an amendment recognized en dorsing thr > sugar bounty portion ot Senator Allen's speech , and this was promptly voted ilown. Tim resolution was then referred to ho committee on miscellaneous subjects. Following the reference of a number of iilll ? to committees , on motion of Sheldon , lin hoilbo went Into committee of the whole o consider bills on general flic. IN coMMirrnn OP Tiin WHOLE. House roll No. 04 was first considered. It Is an act to pievent the desecration of .ho American flag. H was held b > members on the floor that Its provisions prohibited derail soldiers of tlio Grand Army of the .tepubllc frohT wealing ono of the badges of their older , which Is an ImUatlou of the Amciican flat ; . The bill was recommitted for amendment. HOJSO roll No 185 , to IcRallro the acts of thu clcil : of Buffalo county , was rec ommended for passage House roll No 133 Is a UJI1 defining cruelly .o children , prescribing punishment there for and for guardianship of chlldien in cer tain cases. The bill was iccommendcd for passage. The committee of the whole then rose and reported , and the house took a re cess until 2 p. in. Fewer members appeared In their scats at the afternoon session than were prcoen In the morning Only fifty-live answered to loll call. Sheldon moved to go Into com- mltteo of the whole. This carried am Wtebe of Hall was Invited to the c'-alr The first bill on HIP list for consideration was house loll No. 140 , by lllch. Clark of Lancaster raised the point that Mr. Rich not being piisent , It would be eourtcsy to him to lay the bill asldo for the present Pollard objected , sajlng that It was the business of these absentees to be present Speaker CJallln , fiom his scat on the floor explained that Mr. Hich was absent on com mlttee work Snjdcr of Sherman proceedec to roast the absentees He said It was un Just for themcmbeis piesent to do the work for which the absentees were paid Clark of Hlchardson moved that the bll bu passed for the present without losing It place on the geneial file. This was dcclafec carried by a close vote Clark of Lancastc moved that the committee go ahead and ae on all bills of which the introducer wa present. This carried and five bills wen lead , the Introducers of none of them beinf present. Finally house roll No 129 , bj Casebcer , was rcaehed , relating to the pub licatlon In newspapers of notices of elec tton on constitutional amendments. Th bill proposes to amend scetlon 1 of artlcl XV of the Constitution of the State of Ne braska. AMENDING THE CONSTITUTION. The provisions are embraced In ono sec tlon as follows : "Either branch of the legislature ma propose amendments to this constitution and It the same be agreed to by three-flfth of the members elected to each house , sue" proposed amendments shall be entered upo the Jouinals. with the yeas and nays , an published once each week In at least on newspaper In each county where newspaper Is published , for thre months Immediately preceding th next election , at which election the sam shall bo submitted to the electors for ap proval or tejectlon , and If a three-fifths mi Jorlty of the electors voting upon said amem ! ments ut such election adopt cuch amen' mcnts , the same shall become a pirt of till constitution. When more than one amend msnt is submitted at the same election the shall be printed upon a separate ballot an bo deposited In a separate ballot lioan shall bo so submitted as to enable th electois to vote on each amendment scp aratoly. " I'ollard spoke In favor of this measure II said that because the labt election had falle In Its results on the propose- ! amendments It was no reason why the state should no again attempt to carry them. It wa far cheaper to submit amendment in this form than It was t call a constitutional convention. Wheele moved an amendment that the wor "months" bo stricken out. In the provlslo for publication , and tbo word "weeks" In serted. This prevailed. Wooster opposed the bill. Ho said ho dl not want to make It any cosier to amen the constitution , nnd besides that ther was a bill pending In the senate provldln for a constitutional convention. Ho wa in favor of a convention. Hillings moved an amendment , striking out the three-fifths clause and leaving the bill to read "a majority" of the electors. I3ut this , amendment received no second , Yelser moved as an amendment , that when ths house rose It report this bill back to the committee for amendment. The motion 'did not pcrvall. Plielps moved an amendment that the bill lead "four weeks" publication Instead of "tinco vvecka. " Yeaer ! moved to Indefinitely postpone the bill. The clnlr was In doubt , division was called for and the motion was lost by a veto of 20 to 21. The question then re curred on Phelps' amendment , which pre vailed. The bill was then recommended for passage as amended. KILL A WOMAN SUFFRAGE RILL. Grimes' woman suffrage bill , house roll No. 155 , was next considered. Section 1 pro vides that the rights of the citizens of the state of Nebraska to vote and hold olllco shall not be denied or abridged on account of sex. This act proposes an amendment to the constitution , amending section 1 of ar ticle vll. Sheldon opnosci the bill. He said he was a v.arm friend of wotmn suffrage , Out ho did not deslra to confuscf the Issues of the campaign of two years hence with a woman i suffrage Issue. Kodrty of Otoe was In favor of tlio bill , and aald the time could not come too aoon for the enfranchisement ofwomen , Homer agreed with Roddy. He said it was simply a question of r , ; ht or wrong. If woman suffrage was right , now was the time to commence action upon It , Snyder of Sherman made a floild speech In favor of r the measure , quoting Henry Clay , Davy Crockett , and a number of other old-time celebrities In support of his argument. Wooster ipoko eloquently against the bill , and quoted considerable Ecrlpture against woman suffrage to the evident discomfiture of the advocates of the measure. Ho as serted that the women ot Nebraska , as a whole , dIJ not desire the elective fianchlso , The Elate would derive no benefit from woman sulTrago. Women had now the right to vote at tcliool meetings , but they seldom exercised U , He claimed It wan against th" law of nature and chivalry. Sheldon's motion to indefinitely postpone the bill was carried by 28 to 25. Casobeer's bill , house roll NO. 87. provide ? that It uhall not be lawful for any Insurant company Incorporated under the laws of anv other state , to transact buslnebs In Ne braska unless possessed of $200,000 actual paid up capital , exclusive of assets , nor stull such company be authorized to do buslnen until It thai ! have filed a guaranty bond vvltl the state auditor. The bill was rccom- mendoj for passage and the committee of th whole fofe and reported , WO.MUN AGAIN DEFEATED. Robertson ot Holt moved that the report of the committee of the whole be non-concurred In , and house roll No. 165 , the woman suf frage lueasur * , be engrossed tor a third reading On this mrllon roll call was Oa- uandfcl. with the following result. Nays : , . liirkrtl , Kapp. , -AsitiHT. LMdril , Smllhdl'ch'ds'n Inrkd inrnrtcr McCarthy , hirauh , Cole , McCrncKcn , Von Horn , * ronk , Mnnn , \V lcli , elker , MnmhnllVlebl. . ImmWnfT , Mlll , Wlmln > rlr , Ircll. rnllnrJ , Wlnnlon , Icnrteri'On , I'rlnce , Wooster 32. JcnMnn ( OAfros , Hlch , Ajes : llnkf , Hllc , Phull. CnmrMI , Hill , Sn > lf-rtPlierm'n ) ) obion , Ilorncr. Tn > rorinimore ! ) : nupr , ( Unit. Kf.T1" ! " ' : Mman , l.fmnr. V heeler , ernow , Mitchell , YHttr , Jtlrnen , l'help , Mr. Ppeiker-U. Urosvenor , Ilobeiton , . Absent and not voting ! Alrtermnn , Hamilton , Setirntn , Ankenj. llollirook. Severe. llnl.luln. . Hollinil , Smith ( HoiiK. ) , llo cr. Hull , Hnviler Ncm ) , ll > rntn. Jcne * ( fl-iKe ) . Bodcrmnn. Chlttenden , .lones ( Wnjne ) , HtcbMfl * . riark ( llciJ n ) , Kel-ter. Huttnn , l-urtld. lxoml . Taylor ( DoUR ) , KlRhmjr , Mfjlec. } } ' * i\f- \ Knrtcrf , MiLc-ml , Veliti. 1'oukc. Moinn , Wojulatil , OnMcrd Morrison AVrlclit. Cienlec. Necblt. Younit. Given * . llo.lcly. Hlmtmrmnn-4 1. odiorn. lioufc , The result of this vote leaves the bill In shape to come before the house agiln Mpn- lay for final action , as the measure was sun- ) ly hung up by the action of the house on .ho committee's report. Jones of Ncmaha. Wlnslow of Gosner , , Hil lings ot Kcya Paha and I'hclps of Knox sent up written explanations of their votes , each claiming to bo favorably disposed to- wi-rd woman suftraRC. but deeming It Inad- vlsablo to submit the question at the elec tion two years henco. Tim house then adjourned until 10 a. m. Mon lay. DILLS ON FIRST READING. The following bills vvero read for the first Lime : ny Oaflln. home roll No. 411 , to icRU.ntc convict labor nnd provide for the employ ment of the nmn liv the state Upon thn public hlKhwavs throughout the state and to prevent competition between convict nnd 'ftv Felkcr. house roll No. 411 , to imend section 21 of uhdlvlslon 17 chapter l\\lx. helm ; section 4S71 of the Compiled Statute * of Nebraska of 1S93 , nlitlim to schools , and to repeal the section above named as now ° Xm' w'hoeler , house roll No. 113 , to amend sectlonn 110 nnd 111 of article XXM of Pimp- tor Ixxvll of the Compiled Statutes of Ne- binska of 1S91. entitled "Revenue , " nnd to repeal Mild original sections UvVrlcht. . hou c roll No. 41(1. ( to amend section 1130 of article 1 of chapter xlv of the Compiled Statutes of Ncbi-fKa of IS ! > and to teponl sild original nee-lion 15y Wrlpht. house roll No II. . , to author ize and omrower cities of the teconil class to purchase , take by donation , Rift , dlvlse or appropriation , own Improve and control lands for parks nnd publle' grounds and to borrow money on the bonds of such cltlc" for the purchase and Improvement of suci p.irKs nnd public grounds , and call electlor and submit .propositions 10 the electors of Hiich cities for the Issuances of such bonds and to repeal se-tlons 14-a ! and 111-b ol chapter xtv of uitlclc I of the Complice' Statutes of Nebraska of 1 95 , nnd nil act' ' and jMrts of acts In conflict with this net. Ily Yelsei house roll No 418. to prevent the clvlnp of passes or dlf counts , upon fare by the olllelnis or agents of any rallvvav compinv to anv delegate to any political convention In this state e\eept the Issuance of e\cur lon rates to all political conven tions without favor 01 discrimination nm to provide penalties for violation thereof. ny Yolser. house loll No 419. to amen section 1 , of article IT. entitled "PissoiiKC' ' Hates. " of chapter l\\ll of the Comp'led Statute * of Nebraska of jsTi , reducing the passenger rates from 3 cents to 2 cents pel mile , and repealing said original section. Hv Kelster house loll No 420 to iimr-nd section 1110 of chapter xxv I 1 Comnlled St it utes of Nebraska of 1S15 entitled "Fees , " and 1 1 peal said section as it now exists lv Kelster. house roll No 421. to am n section 417S Compiled StutuUs of Nebraska of IST under the he.ullnc of revenue one1 to repeal hnld section ns the suno now cv Ists. I5y Horner house roll No 422 , to amem section ? S7 of the Compiled Statutes of Ne braska of IStj , nnd to repeal said origin i Hv Llddell , house roll No .121 prohibiting the use of machinery for manufacturing purposes In the state penitentiary and pio- lilbltlng the contracting- the convicts tnoreln or farming out of such convicts or their labor , or the product thereof , and pro- vldlng the character of articles to be mnmi fnctnred therein , and the uses to which the same m iv be put and appropilntlng the sum of J20COO for the purpose of carrjln Into effect the provisions of such act. Hv Ucrllncr. house roll No 421. to amem sections C775. G77i ( and f 777 of the Compile ! Statutes , being section i 114 , 115 , 11C , of HIP Code of Civil Procedure , and repeal said original section. nv McCarthy house roll No 42. ) , to an thorl7c school districts Ivmg on both Fides of streams to construct foot bridges for children to cro s CI.KANS UP THU IMII.VI. : TIM : Sviuiti I'utN O\i-r II Daj of AnIiioiiH Itiiiitlne AVorlc. LINCOLN , Fob C. ( Special. ) The senate put In the time up to noon todaj in the transaction of routine work. Many of th senators went home last night , but there was still a good working force In the mcrnlni ; hours In ( the absence of the chap lain , Senator J. D. Lee of Bojd county offeree the usual morning prajcr , he being the flis member or the senate to publicly approacl the throne of divine grace during the prcsen session. Mr. Uunrtas chairman of the committee mitteo on charities , reported back fron tint committee the two resolutions icfcrring to the proposition to e\tcnd aid to the dcs tltute people of Chicago One of the rcto lutlons was offered by Mr. Canaday , am was Intensely partisan In its character. I provoked not only the indignation of th republicans but the opposition of the mor < conservative populists It never had j chance of passing the senate. The othe resolution was offered by Mr. Murphy , am was a simple expression of the sympathy o tl'e people of Nebraska , without regard to political belief , with the starving people c Chicago , together with an offer of as > sl3t ance. The committee on charities rccom mended that that resolution be Indefinitely postponed , Mr. Dundas explaining that th action of the majoi of Chicago In declining aid for the present made both resolutions unnecessary. Mr. Hallcr of Washington ob Jcctcd to the report and moved that that par of It referring to Murphy's resolution be not concurred In. He took the position that after BO much had been said upon thl subject , the record ought to show that tin senate at least had expressed the willing ntes of the people to e\tend aid. After con situation with the lieutenant governor , how ever , Hallcr withdrew his motion and both resolutions were accordingly Indefinite ! postponed. Mr. Uundas called up hla resolution offeree several days since ) providing for the appoint ment of a special committee to revise th' ' revenue laws so as to provide , among othe things , for o uniform valuation ot real and personal property In all counties of th state , Mr. Tolbot suggested that senate fllo No 4 , providing for county assessors , would In reported back to the sonata early next weel nnd that It would meet the requirements fo : a uniform assessment. Mr. Heal , chairman of the committee on revenue , stated that that committee had sev era ! bills lelatlng to assessment In its care The committee also understood that the house committee on revenue had under con ldrntlon a bill , which propoted a eoniplete revision of all the revenue laws now 01 the statute books. It had been de3tned ad vlsablo to wait for the house bill befon spending tlmo on senate bills which mlgh not meet the requliements of the house. Mr. Ransom thought a Joint commlssloi noulil bo preferable to a senate committee At his suggestion the matter went eve until Monday. DILLS ON FIRST READING. Several new bills were Introduced and reae the first time , as follows : Senate file No , 249 , by Caldwell , to pro vlde > for an educational commission for the state of Nebraska. Senate fllo No. 250 , by Ransom , to amem section 21 of subdivision 17 , chapter Ixxlx being section 4S70 of the Compiled Statute ot Nebraska of IS'JS , relating to schools and to repeal the Hcctlon as now existing. Senate file No. 251 , by Grothan. to extend the powers of the State Hoard of Transporta tlon eo as to give them power and authority over charges by express companies fo tiaiuporlatlon , and over telephone and tele graph companies for transmission of mes sages by telegraph or telephone , and fo rental of telephones and over pergora en gaged In the several businesses ; and te apply the powers given to ealJ Hoard o Transportation by law over railroad com panics to all companies or persona owning controlling or operating a line or llncu o express , telephone and telegraph , whoso lln or lints Is or are wholly or Irhfart In this state. Ji Senate file No 262 , by Mufflv. to amend FCC- tlon 14 , chapter xlv ot the Annotated Stat utes of Nebraska and to repeal said original section. ) o/J f -Senate file No. 253 , by McQaKh , to fix' and define the liability of rnllvvdy1 Companies to their agent * , servant * and employes. The Incidental bill , carrying an ap propriation of $40000 for Uyt expenses f the present session of "the Icgls- ature , was read the second time and by manlmous vote ordered cngrowed for third eadlnq without further conslefcWflon. The senate then went Into ' 6n11nlttco of he whole , with Mr , Deal In tht dhnlr , tor ho consideration of bills on the-Koncral file. After consideration , senate flic No. 17 , > y Mr. Talbot , was recommended to pass , t provides that six months' tlmo shall be given , instead of ono year , after rendition if Judgment , for litigants to carry a case o the supreme court. The act applies only o Judgments rendered after the date of Us alclng effect. Senate file No. 135 , by Mr. Dundas , pro- ides for the repeal of n dead letter stat- ito relating to marks and brands , and was recommended for passage. HEADS OFF HUSBANDS. The committee held an animated session over senate fllo No. 47 , Introduced early In ho present session by Mr. Ransom. U pro- lelcs that a chattel mortgage on household goods shall bo Invalid unless signed by both iiisband and wife. Mr. Hansom stated that ils experience as an attorney In a largo city lad taught htm the need of such a law In order to prevent drunken and shiftless him- binds from robbing their families by mort- ; agng | the household furniture. The bill vas recommended for passage. Mr. Dimdas' bill , senate flic No. ISC. was ic\t successful In running the gauntlet. It irovldes for n change In the law so as to authorize special elections upon pioposltlons to vote bonds for the erection of county buildings. The present law requires the submission of such propositions at general elections only. H was recommended for larsago. The bill relating to legal newspapers was hen taken up for a long and animated dis cussion , In which the ft lends of the measure had the better of It , even If they did not succeed In seeming a favoiable iccommenda- tlon. The bill has a hlstoiy. Two years ago the Icglolaturo changed the old exist ing law so that in order to be a legally con stituted newspaper it must have n bona fldo circulation of 203 copies nnd have been pub- ishcd fifty-two consecutive vveel.s The law as It now stands Is an embarrassing one to the secretary of the senate , who Is the pub lisher of a newspaper In the city of Lin coln that Is not a legal newspaper lu the sense that it Is permitted to pilnt legal notices. Sccictary Schwlnd hopes to secure the appointment of his editor to a place on the Lincoln Fire and Police boaid and thus nail a laigo block ot legal printing. The senate helped him out by recommending Ills bill for passage , but before being engrossed It will be sent back to the cejmmlltee for sonio pro forma amendments. Scnato file No. DO , by Mr. Leo. came infer for a brief but \ Igorous discussion. It pro poses to ratify the employment of attorneys by county boaiels heretofore made and was favoiably recommended. The committee then rose and Us report was adopted. An effort was then made to adjourn until 2 o'clock Monday aftcinoon , but a majority of the scnatois wished to put in the afternoon , The senate then took a recess until 2 o'clock. After recess a bare quorum of seventeen senators was present , but the reduction in the size of the senatorial bodyl seemed to bo conducive to Industry , for more real work was accomplished before adjournment than In the same length of time Since1 the present session commenced. Thu senate did not ad- Jouin until nearly G o'clock. The entire afternoon was spent la c&inmlttee of the whole , with Mr. Wearing ot Cass In the ehalr. The general filewas practically eleared up but few bills ibelng laid over. At 4 50 the senate , adjourned until 2 o'clock .Monday afternoon. TO nT TIIK TOUT 11 , tMKU.l. I , VM1 ( o IUTnt.fii to Ariiulrt * tlir Ceiled IleNrrtiktlon. LINCOLN , Feb. G. ( Special. ) Heilstci ; John A. Harmon , qf the ynlteJ States land ofllco at Nellghrf called on Land Commis sioner Wolfe today In relation1 to some lands on the Fort Itandall reservation , which are to be ceded to the state by the United States government. Mr * Harmon waa accompanied by Receiver Williams of the Nellgh lane ofllce. In 181)3 ) congress passed an act ceding these lands , some thirty or forty sections to Nebraska , to indemnify the state for school lands taken by the government it past years. Deputy Attorney Oenoial E < : I * . Smith was present at the Intel viev be tween the Xellgh gentlemen nnd Lane ; Commissioner Wolfe. Mr. Smith gave it ns his opinion that the way to proceed in ac quiring the lands was for the legislature to pass a bill cmpoweiing the commissioner of public lands and buildings to receipt tc the government for the lands to be ceded and to make the selection from the Fort Randall reservation. In former years , un der similar conditions , the IETH ! commissioner has receipted for such lamls ceded to thr state , by virtue of his authority as lane commissioner. Land Commissioner Humph rey did so during his term iof ofllce , as IE evidenced by a case on record In the com mlssloner'a ofllce. Deputy Attorney Genera Smith does not consider this a safe way cf acquiring title , and will accordingly draft a bill covering the point and Intioditce It In the house and senate npxt week. Senator Leo of Holt will have charge of the senate bill , and Representative Kapp of Knox will Introduce the measure In the house. Sunn * : \ < MV CnrnoriitluiiN , LINCOLN , Feb. C. ( Special. ) Ai-ticles of incorporation were filed today with the sec retary of state cf the Confidence Gold Min ing and Tunnel company. Hooper , Dodge county , is the principal place of business The authorized capital stock is $2,000,000 The corporators are T. J. Kastle , J. W , Thomas , J. H. Johnson , II H. Looschcr , E W. Reakln , J. Howard Heine , John T. Hucr , John Monlch , C. H. Huchholz , C. Hoffman Fiank A. Tillman , P. N. Just , A. Schiader , A. AI. Tillman , L. Keller , J. Helnsch and C , J. Halm. The Lincoln Real Estate company also filed artltl3 of Incorporation. The capital stock Is fCO.OOO and the Incorporators R. E Moore , C. H. Imhoff , E. E. Drown , T. E Calvcrt and F. M. Hall , Iho Mechanical Railway Signal company of Omaha filed article ? with Leu Is A. Woods Uurtan A. Karr and Lorcnz Koenlg as In corporators. Iho capital stock Is $1,000,000 Klaic Coiifi-runi-i- CIiarltlCH. LINCOLN , Feb. C. ( Speplal. ) The state conference of charities vylll meet next Wednesday In this city , IvGovoinor Holcomb will deliver the address o welcome and Piof J , A. OlllMpIo of the Dear and Dumb Insti tute at Omaha will make the response , After that the ofllceis will bo'yiecfcd and In the afternoon the pa POM on cJiaTUv work will oc read by J , I ) . Ilcbard of Lincoln , Join Laughliu of Omaha , Chancsllor.McLean , Mrs F , M. Williams , Rsv. Jqhn Williams , Rev L. P. Ludden , Miss Mary ; , Fplrbrother , Mib S. A. Latta , Burwoll Snurlock and Colonc Alexander Hogeland. In the' evening H , II Hart , general secretary of 'tlio 'Nation jl Con fcrence of Charities and Correction , will ad dress a meeting at the state capital. I'ri'iiiiratloiiH for 'Cailrlcr ln > . LINCOLN , Feb. 0. ( SJielfftl , ) Elaborate preparations are belugj 'made ' for the charter day ce.'lubratloii pryio State unl- Governor Holcomb , the { rehiiig nfles vvll give an exhibition drillpu'f , , the electrlca engineering department wUI make a brll llant display. President Carter of William : eollcge will bo tlio orator of the day. / committee of ttio faculty Is In charge o arrangements. Vallc > Coiiiit > 'H { < irliaKCM. ORD , Neb. , Feb. C. ( Special. ) Valley county's mortgage record for the month of January Is as follows : Six farm mortgages filed , amounting to J. ! , 517.90 ; ten satisfied ? 4t > G8 ; two town mortgages filed , JCOO ; four satisfied , ? C9S ; eighty-otic chattel mort gages filed , 17.452 04 ; 153 satisfied , J13.251.U8 llallut fur the I'lix OAKDALB , Neb , Feb. 6.-SpecIal. ( ) There Is a contest for the position of post master. Three candidates are In the field and they have agreed to decide who vvll ! be the successful candidate by ballot taken from the republican votes cant at the last election. JOXDS1IEN JIARE ANSWER ) eny Moshor's Liability for the Drouth Hnffcrcrs Tnnd. SAY THE APPROPRIATION WAS ILLEGAL Mono } XIM < r I'aimrri Into Hie Trcan- iirer'n llaiidn anil ( he Coitiiiil * lon- vrn AVcrecKllKCiit In l.cav- Inpr It In the tin ill. . LINCOLN , Neb. , Feb. 6. ( Special Tele- ; ram. ) D. E. Thompson and H. C. Outcalt , > ondsmcn for C. W. Mosher , who was treas urer of the fund to relieve the drouth suffer ers , are being sued by the state for a bal ance he never turned over. This balance amounts to (3,351 , The answer Is volumi nous. The bondsmen deny that the legislature mil any authority to pass an act approprlat- ng state money for relief purposes , or to sstie bonds for that purpo e. It seems that : he first bill passed named therein who should compose the relief commission and it was ncccs ary to pass another authorizing the governor to name the commission. The commission created under the first law Icctcd Mosher treasurer , and the defendants were his bondsmen , The governor , after the passage o the second act , named the same parties as commissioners and the or ganization was reformed. Mosher was , again : lcctcd treasurer , and defendants say that it is on the second bond that the state must sue. It Is further denied that the money was ever In Moshcr's hands. It was placed n his bank and drawn out by the auditing committee. All paid out of the state tre'as- ury was expended and the legality of Issue , sale nnd transfer of the proceeds of the bond Is attacked. The commissioners per mitted the money to rcnnln In the bank for two years and It went down with the bank. The state never filed a claim and the de fense raises the point that the commission ers were negligent In permitting It to re main so long and In not trying to get part of It back after the bank went under. T \rill3ItS DISCI SS THU hCIIOOI.S. djiniH Counts ANNoc'latloa AIcM * In Coiifeience at IlastliiKs , HASTINGS , Peb. C ( Special Telegram. ) The Adams County Teachers' nducatlonal association was In session In the court house today. The morning session opened at 10 o'clock , I'lesldent W. A. Julian presiding. J. M. Miller of the Northwestern Journal of Education of Lincoln was present and spoke on "Scripture Heading and l'ra > cr. " Superintendent Hall , In speaking onVhls - pcilng In School , " said It was absolutely un necessary. His remarks brought on a lively discussion. W. A. Julian then lead a , paper on "A Hevlcvv of the Teachers' Association at Lincoln. " The meeting then adjourned until 1 30. The afternoon session was opened by JIlss Julia Vineyard , who read a paper on "Model Classes 'in Heading. " Miss Vinejard had a class present of nine children , which gave an exhibition of vaiious vvajs of reading. Miss ridella Scl'affnlt read quite a long paper on "The Teacher as a Factor in Char acter Building. " She pointed out that tin teacher's character was the most Important in such work. Superintendent Brown fol lowed on "How Much Work of a General Character Not on the Dally Piogram Should Da Done In the Public School. " Mr. J. M. Miller of Lincoln gave a good lecture on "Some Fundamental Principles on Training In Hearting. " He pointed out the great ne cessity of children reading spiritual works , for they touched the soul. The meeting was the largest the asso ciation has ever held There was an at tendance of over 100 teachers. IlUirP SUGAll I'ACTOHY'S OUTPUT. M-arly Scion Million Pounds o Graii- nlatcil Supra r Turned Out. NORFOLK , Neb. , Feb. C ( Special. ) When the Norfolk beet sugar factory on January 28 shut down its plant for the season It was after the longeat run yet had In the state. The factory began receiving beets some dajs bcfore-September 24 , and on that day began operations and continued day and nigh , until January 28. During this tlms 30,374 tons of beets were received Into the factory and the total output has been G,82J,200 pounds of granulated sugar. It paid out over $144,000 for beets and $35,000 for labor. In addition to large sums for fuel , oil , stone , coKe and other supplies. It has been the life and sustenance of a large num ber of employes and has given active trade to the business men of this city. It Is especially to bo noticed that all of the material used In and about the factory , with the exception of the fuel , Is Nebraska's product. This even Includes the oklllec ! labor , which was formerly performed by men brought here from Franco and Ger many , but Is now being done by bright young men who have been with the factory through a number of campaigns and have gradually fitted their.&elves to flll those Important station- ) . Farmers' contracts so far for the pressnt jcar have como In freely , although the books have not usually been opened so early as thla year ard the outlook for the coming season from the farmers' point of view Is quite encouraging. s.vrnWAS IMIOOK TO TUG iioiuiniis Hxnloilcil M < r < i-ijcerlnc , lint Vi'cin A n > Without the BLUE SPRINGS , Feb. 6. ( Special. ) The burglary at tl'c Farmers' and Merchants bank here rcpontd In yesterday's Bee proves to have been a bootless ono to the robbers. An expert from St. Joseph succeeded In getting the safe door open about 12 o'clock last night , and the money , of which there was bcveral thoiiband dollars , was found In tact. The thieves after digging through the vault wall had exploded two charges of nltro- gljcerlno in an attempt to blow open the Ea'o , but accomplished nothing except ruin ing the tlmo lock and safe door and bending the Iron vault doors badly. A woman's gold watch and chain was taKen from a deposll box , but several hundred dollars In postage stamps vas undisturbed. No valuable pa pers havu been missed. ASICS CASH roii TIII : KreelOfTirn to1 Deliver tinOlllcc ti the Klrxl Applicant. ARCADIA , Neb , Feb. C , ( Special. ) D. C Dee of Loup City was hero Thursday offer ing to secure for an ; one , regardless of party politics , appointment as postmaster of the Aicadla postolllce , within ono week , for the consideration of S100 , He made this propo sition to several of our best business men , Ho is suppcued to bo the catspaw of Mrs L. C. Walworth , postmistress at Loup City SurprlMc l'arl > Aflcr 1'rajcr Mectlnfv JUNIATA. Neb. , Feb. 0. ( Special. ) A largo number of Mr. and Mrs. S. Webster's friends gathered > cstertlay evening ani took possession of their homo while they weio at prayer meeting and gave them and Mrs. Webster's twin brother , who Is hereon on a visit from Minnesota , a complete sur prise. Ice cream , coffee and cake wcio served for refreshments and a splendid tlmo was enjoyed by all present. Those preseni were : Mr. and Mrs. J. Burwell , Mr. am Mrs. J. B. Wlltrant , Mr , and Mrs. A. P Slack. Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Mareland , Mr. and Mrs. George Moreland , Mr. and Mrs. I ) P. Hill , Mr , and Mrs. Beth Marsh , Mr. and Mrs. V , M , Thompson , Mr. and Mrs. James McKelvey. Mr. nnd Mrs. T , H. Hants , Mr and Mrs. J. 1C. Vanhauten , Mr. and Mrs William Spade , Mr. and Mrs. W. O. Aylcs worth , Master Clarence Aylcsvvorth , MUs Claudlo Spade , -Miss Mary II. Aylesworth and Edward Washburn of Lake Ciystal Minn. Kiiucral of ( 'liarli'N J. .Volien. YORK , Neb. , Feb. 0. ( Special , ) The funeral of Charles J , Nobes was held jcs terday afternoon at 2 o'clock. An im pressive service was conducted at the resi dence by Hev. W , P. J. N. Wharton , pas tor of the Episcopal mUslon at York am Fairmont. The floral tributes wcro profuse and beautiful. A large delegation from Lin coln and other titles was present at the obsequies , The remains weru conductec from the IIOUBO by tbo Knights Templar beaded by the York Military band. An elabo- FROM THE FIELD OF DISEASE Personal Reports From Cured Patients , Exemplifying the Daily Work Done for Sufferers in All Chronic Diseases by Drs. Copaland & Shepard. "I rend the statement of Mr. George Spangler , the credit man \\lth McCord , Urndy & Co. . I hnvo known him mnny years nnd called to see him about It llo : old mo that c\ery word published Tina rue. I never had nny faith in advertising , hut when a man like aeoigb Stungler makei such a statement. It must bo tine. So , doc tor. I want you to take charge of my case This Is a sample of the remarks made c\cry day at the oillccs of Drs. Copcland and Shepard. "I have come to see you , doctor , through the recommendation ot llcv. Dr. Tlndnll of the Methodist church. I have kno.vn him for a long time , and 1 know that what he I says Is true. I saw his endorsement of your treatment In the newspapers. In fact I have seen Just such statements made by promi nent people for live years , nnd 1 want to ; ilace myself under treatment with you. " "I know there must be merit In your treatment when such women an Mrs. Key. Motllton of Weeping Water , Neb , publicly endorse you , " says another. "If you were successful In her case , I believe you will bo In mine. 1 want to be cured , and from what I am told 1 believe your treatment will do the work. " It IN Ntielt U-ntliiiiuiy nn MitM Unit tmirl < N the Niipcrlorlty of the treat ment of Urn. Ciiiiclnnil nuil Slu-pnril tcMlliiioiiy from iiciiplc > 011 iiu-et < * \iry ilnyitli coulel lmno otlit-r otijret tliuii to lot tlic iiiilillo kiunv i\lii-re a cure could lip obtained for I'lironlc alliucniN v\lileli liu - for- 11101-15 NCCIIKM ! to defy the bent Hklll of fatiill } doctor * . Hijv. i > , ic. TIN D.M.I , , i ) , ii. There are few men. If any , better known In Methodist circles In Nebraska than Presiding - siding Elder Tlndall of Grand Island , until recently pastor of the Sovvnul Street Meth odist chuich , Omaha. Dr. Tlmlall writes to Or. Shcpnrd us follows : Tor twenty years I had catarrh of the head. The disease Impaired my voice nnd , scemlnlg , to some extent Interfered iwlth my mental work. Ilv the ndvlso of some of my jiarlshoncrs I was Induced to try your treatment. For your own comfort and satisfaction , ns well as for the good of others , I r | sh to say that I ha\e found nothing which has helped me as jour sim ple nnd pleasant methods , since under > our care my head has been better nnd my mind clearer. I am glad to commend you and jour treatment to the public. " A. M nniTTELL. IMPERIAL. , the clerk of Chase county , writes Dr. Shenard : COUNTY CLERK nniTTELL. IMPERIAL. NEB. "My first symptoms appealed about ten yonis ngo. I felt a smarting In the nose at tlmts , with roaring In my ears Then followed the constant dropping of discharges fiotn the head down Into my throat and stomach. A tickling of the thro it was u\- tiomely annoying and my ejes became weak watery and Inllamod. "If I took a severe cold ( and I did so al most d.illj ) , I would have terrible head aches , with pain and soreness throughout nil my body. My whole system seemed affected by cat.arrhal poison , and 1 lost strength and weight. "When I found out that your Homo Treat ment through the malls was cuilng my friends and neighbors I wrote for a Ques- rate ceremony was conducted at Green wood cemetery under the auspices of the Masons. U ov SALT CHKHIC. Plow mill Xntnre of tlitVntor De- Ncrllifd to the Jurorx lit AValion. \VAHOO , Neb. , Feb. G ( Special ) The Kendall & Smith case continues to ho the dally attraction In the district court. The principal witnesses examined since yester day noon were Prof. Stout of the State uni versity , William Robertson and Mr. Kll- bouin of Osceola. all for the defense. Prof. Stout testified to having made two examina tions of Salt creek for the purpose of ascci- talnlng the flow of the stream. Ono was made In 1895 , when ho got the horse power of the stream , and the other was made yes terday morning. From his observations at the two tests ho computed the horse power to bo fifty-seven and sixty-live. These tests were made about three miles above the dam. Will lain Robertson , one of the members of the sanitary commission and secretary of the board , testified to having constructed a Wclr dam In the stream at about the bame location as that of the mill and gave his daily measurements fop about thirty days of the flow of the atiZJim , This Is for the purpose of enabllng-r ierls to get the theo- ictlcal horse powe i ; f the stream at the point where the da > , ° vas originally located. Ho also testified to5 U\lng sunk a well near the mill and prcduced a can of water In court. On cross'examlnatlon Mr. Whedon brojght out the fact that Mr. Robertson had sunk three wells In the vicinity of the mill , ono of which produced brackish water. The purpose of this testimony is to show that there was sufficient pure water available for steam power. Mr. Robertson was asked why ho did not bring some of the brackish water Into court. Ho answered : "I was not lookIng - Ing for that kind of water. " At this time Mr. Kllbourn , a miller from Osceola , testified that mill buildings sim ilar to those in question could bo constructed for $5,000. Messrs. Whedon and Lambcrlson moved to strike out the testimony of Stout and Robert son as to tbo How of the stream , but the court allowed the evidence to stand. Nix YfnrH for a BEATRICE , Neb. , Feb. 0. ( Special Tele gram. ) The court today refused anew now trial to Robert Cotiitney and sentenced him to six years in the penitentiary , Courtney enteicd and robbed the stoic of Mr , Rawllnsat Darnrnton one night last August. Ho was arrested and placed In the jail at Wymorc , from which ho escaped , and was captured at Grand Island In December , Miiuor Club Meialicrx Leave Town. TECUMSEH , Neb. , Feb. 0. ( Special Tolo- gram. ) II. C. Fuller nnd William IJcckcr , the young men that were to unsuccessful in the establishment of the Tecnmseh Social tlon Rlank and began my elf. You had me In your charge for two months , at a trifling cost , nndoti made mo sound and hearty. I nm able to resist nil weather conditions , and , In short , am perfectly cured. You h xvc a wonderful plan for sick people In the country , for they can lime a specialist's skill nt their own homes. " i r o MI f T u n ATM" ! : > r. Kvcry malls brings additional proofs of the success of the Homo or Mail Treatment. If you cannot como to the olllco write for a Sj mptom Blank. Mr . llcv. ( ll. MouUnn , Water , > < ! > . , IN one of tinuiont lilRlt- Iv roi i'eooil Moiiini Inher < tmn. llrr liiiKlinnil In a nit-inlicr of the Xc- IiriiNlm Conference anil In iiantor ot the .McllHiilUt liilNUiiiial ulitiruh of AVnter. Stic "I had suffctcd from catarrh of the head , nnd for the last HX venrs from n form of nervous catarrh of the tin oat. Myvholo system was In a gicatlj' debilitated condi tion. Thcio was great mental depression , healing dawn pains , \vcnKness nnd netvou * prostration nnd rheumatism. Much of the time I had been compelled to lie down , cvciy few minutes while doing my IIOUFO- work. 1 commenced with Dr. Shepard four months ago. I felt n giout chnngo lifter the first month'ii treatment , and for the last three months 1 ha\o been almost entirely free from pain. The r.itntrh trouble , which 1 had given up all hopes of finding- help for , Is pinctlcnlly cuuil nnd I nm free fiom rhoiimatlsni 1 cannot say enough In favor of the tleatmeiit. I most heartily endorse the Copeland nnd Shopnrd plan ot curing sick people at their homes " TWO VII \lTs A < ! ( . Mr. ( ienrirt * SliniiKlor IH I tic credit man for .Modiril , Ilriulj .V. Co. , tin- * \li l < > NiiIt > jjrooi-i'K. SpeaKliur of litH rrlli-f anil i-ure from the horror * ot tlj NIOINlll | , ll ( > HIM SI "Cntnrrh of the'stonnch noarfly ruined my digestion for several years. Alino-t Invariably aftei eating I would have n dull , heavy pain In thu stomach and bowels , an though filled tip with lead or putty. The food would lln on the stomach without di gesting , causing discomfort , dlstiess and often nausea. A number of physldaiiH tried to help mo , but nonu of them seemed to hit It until 1 began with Drs Conclnml and Shcpnrd , and they cuicd me. 1 have never had a sign of trouble since I llnlHhed the course about two jears ago. " IllicniiiatlNin , iKMiriilKla , ncnoiiH priiNlrntlon , female INCIINCS unit low > ltnltt > In men mill women are aiaoni ; HIP iiinii > comlltloiiM that readily > lelil ( o llilN ixinilei fill iiKoiicy. ! - tletitN from ahroail reeelieil at < lir > IiiHtltiitc for treatment , with or with out lionril. \v. ii. COPULAM > , ai. . , consulting C. s. SHKiMiiii. 1I.IJ. . p,1JHrlans. , | - KOOMS 311 312313. NEW YORK MFD IIUllJjING , OMAHA. NtlU. Oflice IIours-0 to 11 a m : 2 to 5 p m . Cvo- cnlnKS WLdnesdays and Snturdtiys only ti to S. Sunday , 10 to 12 . club and landed In Jail , vvcio given their liberty todajDecker's father from Platts- mouth , who is also a relative of Fuller , paid all costs In the cases against the men and they were released on personal iccngnl ancos to appear In district couit on the charge of llcjuor celling hero. They left town and probably will never again appear hero. TJiteie * nt "Work .Near Wioerly. WAVERLY , Neb , Feb. C. ( Special. ) A few nights ago thieves entered the feed yards of George Kalnbrldge , north of town , stealing a load of hogs. They left a rope tied to the leg of one hog that they failed to get , pio- sumably being frightened axvay. Early next morning the loss was discovered , and the tracks of a wagon were plainly vlalble , which was tiaccd toward Lincoln and lost several jnlles distant. On the same nUht , City Ilalis lost a fine laprobe and buggy whip , and Will Loder of this city had a new set of double and a single sot of buggy harness stolen , doubtless by the same parties. The lota has been kept from the public , thinking the capture of the thieves would bo moio easily effected. ItcHoHc AK-aliiHt UlKli Unix. YORK , Neb , Feb. 0 ( Special , ) At the last meeting of the city council the follow ing resolutions wcro unanimously adopted : Resolved , by the miiyoi and city coun cil of the city of York , That it IH the uenso of this body that the wearing of high and broad lintH nt nil public meetings , ouch as churches , theaters and places of amuse ment , should bo iiboIlHhed. Resolved. That the city attorney and major be Instructed to dinft nn ordinance. Hlmllar to the measure adopted by the city of Chicago , piohlbltlng the v , earing of headgear of the above description nt the places mentioned. Mierlfr Arrrn < H u Thief. PAWNEE CITY. Neb , Feb. C ( Special/ / ) Joe Dlanltcnshlp was arrested this morning after a chase of two miles In the country by the sheriff and deputies , niankcnshlp tried to go across the Ice , but It broke and re tarded his flight. Ho will be held for putty thieving. Accept * ii Call from Town. FAIRBURY , Neb. , Feb. C ( Special. ) Rov. F. W. Ruseell , pastor of the Presby terian church at this place has accepted a call from a church nt Marshalltown , la. , and will remove to that plate In a few days. I'leadH nullt > to Stealing ClileUeiiN. AURORA , Neb. , Feb. 0. ( Special. ) ( juy Tritz , an Incorrigible j-outh of ID years , pleaded guilty to stealing chickens and was sent to the reform school for ulx years , or until ho becomes of ago , Trnliiliiiiil of Cutllc from TI-XIIH , ' ORD , Neb. , Feb. 0. ( Special. ) Hamilton & Stevens have shipped In a tralnload of young cattle from Texas to bo fed on their ranch south of Ord. There wcro 400 head In the bunch. My diul's < lo foller wet makes do Stoccker ( leys t > o Rood most nil do cigar dwiloi.s keep 'em cause ( ley know If dey don't nil do pimli will coino to my dad's Kmoko IIotiBu den liu'll get nil do price 'taint much for do Ktocckci'u only u nickel , | W. F. Stoecker CIGARS ASD I 1404 Smoking Goods , j Douglas.