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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (March 28, 1898)
THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : MONDAY , MABOH 28 , 1808. ONLY A SMALL SUM LEFT Investigating Oommittoa Uses Up Moit of the Appropriation , EVEN THAT IS LIABLE TO DISAPPEAR Clinlrtnnn Mud nt Work in tlic Auilllor'n Olllt'r CloliiK Utor llOlll < M | DocMlllH'lltU mill LINCOLN. March 27. ( Special. ) Some ten dajs of two wct'ks ago Chairman Mutz an nounced that the Investigating committee hail completed Its labors , anil that the final report was being prepared for subml/v'lon to the Rovornor. Just before this finouncc- mtiit was made each member of the com mittee had taken a turn at the appropria tion. BO that only J19D.70 remained of tl'e $10,000 provided by the legislature. The pub- Tic was led to believe that the members of the committee would go home and leave money In the trcasurjv Hut thU nil neems to liavo been a mistake. The flaal report la not jet out , and Chairman Mutz baa ever slnco lib announcement been engaged In an examination of the bool-s , documents and vouchers Iti the ntatc auditor's dike. N'o ono knows what his object Is In doing this work , other than to put In a few more dajs ar l finish up the baltiice of the am proprlatlon It I ) HiiKSeated , however , that the committee hnj found serious Ilawii In the work of the experts , and that the In vestigation of the hooka In the auditor's of fice Is to for- done over again by the chair man himself. This being the case , It would seem that $13970 would bo verj small piy for the second job of exporting Hut there U llttlo doubt that the committee would rind a. way to enlarge the available finds to suit the emergency. It haa already drawn nearly $50U from the fund \n \ the hand , i of the governor , nnd which was a part of ti' ' * $5,000 npp.oprlatlon for the prosecutlcci of htatc ofllcla's. This grab nt the other fund wna entirely successful , neither the governor nor the attorney general making any pro test. MANY I'OPOCIIATS OUJnCT. Thc.ro aie many among the popowats who do not approve of the soft snap tint has teen enjoyed bj the Investigating commlt- f.re , and they ere tall.lng much nbout a constitutional question that was lor.- ; ago lal'eJ ' by republican. Tills refcis to the pcsltlvo Inhibition In secticn 13 , article III , of the- constitution , which bajs. Na person elected to the legislature slnll recelvo any civil appointment within this htato from the governor nnd BOH lie , dur- In ? the tpim for vvhlc'i he was elected And all Mich appointments nml nil votrs riven for imy such membei of any swell olllco or appointment , shall be void. Noi shiill nny member of the legislature , or any state olllcer , bo Interested , either directly or Indirectly , In nny contract with the Mate , county or city , authoilzed by any law pi'sed during the term foi which he slnll have been elected , 01 within ono jeir nftu the expiration theieot. 1'rlsnds of the eimmlttco Insist that the section referred to doou not apply to thlb cacie , as the committee has been hcrvlng merely as a legislative committee , a con tinuation of the regular duties of the ses sion. Thl.3 argument Ij effectually met. how ever , by section 1 of the same article of the corstitutlon , which , after stating the term of olllce and pay of membery , says. "Tint they shall lot receive pay for more than sixty daja at any one sitting , nor more than 100 days during their term. That neither menibcrs of the legislature nor em- plcyej oliall receive nny piy or perquisites other than their salary and mileage. " Ac cording to this section It 6ecms that the members of the committee having each drawn pay for sl\ty daysi during the eccilon all the money pild them In addition to this lias been "unauthorized expenditures" ox- jnctaly prohlbltcil by the constitution. Section 13 , quoted above , has a bearing on other popullatlc Joba besides that of the committee. Ilepresentatlvo Phcliu la holdIng - Ing an appointment as steward at the Bcat- ileo Institution. Senator Dcurlng has held a place on the state exposition commission and la now an appointee of the governor at the Norfolk asjlum. Ilepresentatlvo Sheldon drnvra pay from the State Printing board undo ! color of a bill Introduced by himself In the IcsHlature , urd btuldw this holds a civil appointment in the State university. Each of these inembery draws pay without protest , although unquestionably contrary tea a strict corotruutlon of the constitution. UINCOLJN CITY CAMP \IfJN. In tne city campaign the republicans ex pect to elect their entire ticket , with per haps the exception of councilman In the Seventh ward , where a peculiar condition cxIsteJ. In the prlmai les the contestants there were I. L. Lvman ami II , II. Mcycra. The latter was successful In securing the iiomluatlm , but by a great many In the city was regarded as far from a satisfactory man for the place. The fusloivlsts put up a man In that ward who was quite as unpopular as Mojera. Now a petition Is being clrculateJ to have IMr. Lyuan placed on the ticket , which will unite a three-cornered fight with the outcome In doubt. In the city geneial conditions favor the republican ticket. The liopo cf the fiulonlsts was th-it after the 1m- pwchmein proceedings had subsided the major would inaUo no changes In the olllclal toicc , which lack rf action on his part would Indicate that the Investigation and attempted Impeachment was a sort of giand stand pla > rtll around. Hut the mayor has disappointed them In this , and has ever since the close of tbo Impeachment trial been busily chopp'og off the heads of the employee who testified against him In the trial. Xo\v there are many rumoM rlfo that the ma > oi anl his folio.UTS will espouse the cause of Fie ft'slonlsts In the present fight. This has alarmed the fusion candidates , nnd they are busllv explaining that they have no under standing with the mayor cud his crowd. It Is not locllevcd , ho\ve\er , that there will bo much change frcm the paity vote of lest fall. Cornelius I , Shear , a graduate of the scien tific department of the University of Ne braska last jear , end who has since been a follow In botanj and pursued special work , jfnterday recchrd notleo tint he had been appointed to > i poiltloa In the Agricultural department at Washington. D. C. The salary will bo $1,100 per > ear. Mr. Shear ho.1 made e. eroclalty of ll-at part of botany treating of grasses , and his work will bo In this connection. ( 'otnpanv r of the Volverslty cadets won In the athletic contest on the campus jcv terday afternoon , taking first place In all but two of the six events. Company 'K ' beat out In the relay race of a mile , with three re- la ) s , In 4 minutes 44 seconds. Hopewell of the aamo company came In first In the p > ? s nnd apoon race. Wrcks. Collet , Heed , ilob'n- son and Crawford ot the I's won llrst place In the accoutrement , thrco leggeJ , bucket and nac'c races , respectively. In the tug of war the KB won two straight. The prizes awarded were as follows : Three legged race , ? 1 necktie ; accoutrement race , $ l gold stick pin : egg and spoon race , a cyclometer ; relay race , a beef candy ; * ack race , pair tennis shoes. Unity Cnttlf Shipment * . OQALL\LA. Neb. , March 27. ( Special ) A Rood many cattle will be shipped Intc Kolth county this spring. Thlrty-flvo car loads , about 1.500 head , have * already beta re celvcd and sold to small stockmen In bunches of twenty to 100 head , price * ranging abou I.'o for yearlings an ] $30 to JJ2 for cons Principally Colorado rattle are coming. A little later several large herds arp expectei to go north to the sand hills. Some fencing la being done by the cattlemen. The cattlt Industry takes the lead In this country , bu the business Is mostly In the hands of smal holders , the herds numbering from fifty tc 300 head. The ranchmen all provide feed to stock In winter , HO that the losses nro very iUht and In thU connection farming opera tions re * valuable aiJ to the business Hood's euro all liver Ills , bllluut- RCU , bnulactw , tour itoiu- Pills Mb. Inaigettion , constlp - Won. Tbtr ct Millr , with. MlM JInUI b - > -11 iugar cano and alfalfa are the principal orago crops , together with prairie hay. 1'hcro Is an abundance ot feed now on hand o carry the herds through any storms which ire liable to como from this tlmo on , and the lattle will go on to grass In good condition. IIIS llUI'llY UA3AT1SKACTOHY. I'dpnllnt Orirnn lli-lnrnit In HIP Chnrpc ; AKiilnni ( In- SlnliAuditor. . LINCOLN. Man * 27. ( Special. ) U State \udltor Cccnell Imagined that the reply to : ho O'Neill Independent WES going to sat isfy Iho popullsta ho la doomed to dlsip- 3oltitmcnt. Tlmt paper comes back with the 'ollowlns rejoinder : \Vo have pulillsicd nbove our original Hter to Auditor Cornell nnd hit reply , so bnt the tuo nny bo read together anil that ! iu public may p > o th it John r. Cotncll dinlta In the mnln the truth of the larKcH made ngalint him. It ID true beyond .1 doubt that Mr. Cor el" , a jear a o , wni furnlxlicd a special ar bj- the nurlltiKton lallroad for a pleav- ro trip to Hot Hprltips in South D.iUotn. nil th it hn mnilo the trip In the special ccoinpnnlcd bv Mi frlti.ds , male nnd fe- iilo. That he uont for plca ure no one oubtn ; he wont to a pleasure rpsoit in un- tneritato nnd had one continuous lound f plejHuro at the sprlngf. If Mr. Cor- ell du'lred to ascertain the value of the JurllnKton rallroid would he travel In a pcclii car ? Surely not. Would he do so on n pleasure Jaunt v. here no railroad comp my footed the bills ? Jould the auditor receive these favor-y rom tlio rallro id company and then do quil Justice between the taxpayers and coiporatlon thit furnlihed him and1 his rloniH a frco ride , free bed and free oird ? Mr. Cornell -well knows tint when he tcepted these favors he was expected to he favors In return. He was then 11 mem- ) er of the bo-ird that aises'ps railroad > rupcrty and also a member of t'lo ' State 5o ird of Transportation. Tint Is why the lurllnBton.antul to place him under ob- Ipatlons to It , The trip was made at Itfht. Mr. Cornell , tell an anxious pub Ic how on Inspected the trarlc , stations , etc. , rom Cli.ind Island to Crawford , while the luidows of nlcht lions' over jour special HI and you and youi trlcnds slept In rail- o id berths If you wanted to examine the railroader or tax.itlon purposes why were jou ci- ortlnK lu jour special c.ir through the tale of South Dakota ? My what authority \iro jou ttamlnlng' railway tracks In a later stuto for the purpose of taxation' Ve ha\o hoard much t.xlil In pi also of the old Kentucky \\\l\ \ which the special c.ir v.is supplied , but wo don't believe It would 10 work on a man's bi.iln as to make him JCllove he had a right to assess the nll- oads In the piohlbltlon state of South XiUota. You say that us a losult of that trip ho railway assessment was Increased Mi. Ccinell , are jou guilty of the heinous lime of liiRiatltudeno jou me in to aj' tiat jou were so ungrateful a dog as o Incioase the railroad taxes because the ompanj- had furnished jou and join ilenda oveiythlng In sight , from a special nr to a bootblack. ' Hut j our statement proves j on unworthy ho high olllu ? you hold A mm In join atu- lou should be truthful Youi Btitemcnt Is intruc and jou know It to be untrue . The "essment of tin lUirllngton railroad was ot Increased n single dollai. Hy oviT'lght or conuption the telegraph Ino Ind escaped taxation under n publican nlc. The tolosrvph line do. " * not be'ong to ho rallro id eompanv. Plain populists along h it lliif called , publlo attention to the fact hat the telfgiai/h line w is escaping ta\a- lon and as a result th telegraph line i.vns a\ed In 1J97 The tav Is paid out of the arnlngs of the tele-gnph line and the- net ainhiprs are turr.cfl over to the Western Jnlon lelfgiaph company. If j on deny this \o will icfur sou to tie ! pnb'lc record wheie t m ij bo fuiiml , a record kept bj a boaid f which \ou arp a member. We said jon were charged with receiving nore r illroad passes for jouuelf , your f im- Iv and vour frlmrts than ever Eugene loom did. Moore was a notoriously pliant allroad tool. W < * sincerely hoped jon culd deny the ehaigo. but j'ou do not. You onfesi you aie unable to say vvhtthT jou r iMoore has held the railroads up for the rtater number of passes until jou can "se looro and con-paro notes. " On jour oiui onf S'im jou arc ns much a rallioid heelci * nngeno IMoore , and after th ! adml'Mon hat jou aie a corporation hireling you mve ihn audiclty to pose as a icformfir. loll Is paved with such .reformers as jou The people's paity was oigmlrcd as a pro- est against unlust lawb , against govorn- ipnt by trusts nnd corpoiatlon' , agalmt fa- orltl m to railroads and against the ii'e of asses by public olllqlals. And now It hns omo to pars thnt ti popull"t state ofllcor onfesses that h * cannot * iy 'vhether he as been more rotten , or less rotten In his onnsctlon with rnllnny corporations than Eugene Moore until he can "see Mr. Moore nd compare notes. " Let us again point lout that we have no 'isonal spite against John r. Cornell. We 0 not know him , even by eight : we me paling with him ns a public olllclnl , trusted y the poplo' > paitj ; he has i.ist doubt ipoa the slncciltj' of these who honored ilm. und It 19 because > \e want to see th' irty grow und mountain the conlldenco of ho people that we engage In thla contro- ersj- . Mr. Cornell , If j'ou know of any other > opulln tate ofllcerrvho Is standing in vxlth ho coiporatlons wo stand roadj' to Rive him he same treatment ; trot him out and WP lomlso to brush thf lllcs off him while > ou otlie to bo sponged nml take n lost. Last week tha people's putj' In Georgia ipld a state convention nnd nominated Tom Vntson f 01 .governor. Thej' adopted a plat- 01 m aenouncInK the use. of fiee pirses bj' ubllc clllciaH. That Is true populism Watson lefnaed to be n candidate and maj- lot apcipt. the nomlmtlon. Ho has a flue aw practice ; he wants no olllce ; he put. M ' fire WUo a white man nnd doesn't try to oadhoad Jils vvav HKe n Georcla buck ilggcr or a "reform" auditor In Nebraska 'om Wutson 19 mndo of the light kind of tuff and ho stands on a platform In har mony iwlth the sentiments of the tolling nisses that Uro the backbone of the pee ple's partj' . In Michigan Oovornor Plngrce. a repub- ican , Is waging war agalrvt the use of nssc'i Uj public olllclals lint In NebrasK i a "reform" auditor Is as bad a pass-giabbfr s his republican pradccossoi. Should the efoim forces cndcrao Coincll's acts by n enomlmtlon wo may expect to hear of Tobe Castor , Paul Vnndervoort and Tom Majors ) O3lng as "leformers" in the next campaign , Jut the people's puty must be saved. The orpor.itlon cappers must bo sent to the ear ; the gpimlne anti-monopolists must bo nished to the front. COLUMHUS , Neb. , March 27. ( Special. ) MnVollcrtz , d IG-vear-old lad living near lumphrey , vvas broucht In 1'rlday and placed In Jnil. The boy placed obstructions m the railroad track wedged an Iron coup- Ing pin Into the frog of a switch. Ho ad- mltn that ho did It and sajs that ho wants to go to the reform school. He will have a hoailng Tuesday. 1' . A. Anderson filed a complaint yesterday with the clerk of the commldslonvrs of In sanity charging that Mrs. Sarah Grip Is USIMIO and an unfit person to be at largo. . ' . warrant was Issued and delivered to 3hcr' " Byrnes and the board will examine lier cuso next TuesJaj. The Injunction tuilt brought by C. H. Swallow of Humphrey against George W. Dully wherein the plaintiff seeks to restrain the defendant from publUhlng his paper under the name of the Platte County Demo crat. vvas heard before Judge Albert In the district court hero yesterday afternoon. After henrlp : the evidence and arguments the court took the matter under advisement and will hand down a finding Tuesday. The Humphrey Democrat has been published at Humphrey for the last several years and for moro than two years last past has been under the management of nnd published by C. II. Swallow. The I'latto County Demo crat vvas first started In this city by Duffy & Son some tlmo last August. About two weeks ago Duffy moved his plant to Humphrey nnd resumed publication under the same name. The two papers are com monly called and known as the "Democrat , " and they are located In the same block am ] on the same street. Newspaper men hero are anxiously awaiting the decision of Judge Albert. MrCooU IUin . M'COOK , Neb. , ( March 27. ( Speclal.- Work was commenced this rooming on the excavation for the new court bouso at thta place for Red Willow county. The city o McCook voted $10,000 to assist In the con situation of the court house , which will ( be the best of Its kind In this section of Ne braskn and will cost all furnished and com plcto In tbe neighborhood ot $15,000. The people of McCoolc and In fact ot al Red Willow county are much stirred up otc the Cuban relict matter. Committees bare been appointed and both city and county arc being canVa&sed for donations of cash am produce to send to the Buffering Cubans Kntertalnmcnts will be given next week by the city schools and by tbe Nebraska Brlgadi band , Parties wishing to donate can em their remittances to County Treasurer J. II CREAMERIES OF NEBRASKA State Coming to the Front In the Way of Dairy Products. FHIRTY-SIX ASSOCIATIONS IN A YEAR Wrr Incorporatlonx rormril AIIIOIIR nml Olliern for Hit * 1'ur- of MiiKliiKKrlciilttiro .More I'rollliilili- . LINCOLN , March 27. ( Spcclal.-In ) all parts of the state the fanners are being convertri to the Idea that thcro must bo a Ivcrsl2catlcn of farm products to inako heir buelncss profitable , and as a conse- lucnco a largo number of crcameilcs are jcliis established. This Is especially the aso In that clara of small towns whcro hero Is not a ready local market for the lalrr products. In 1S9B there was a large ncreaoe In the number of creameilcti In the late , and slnco April I , ISO" , there have jocn Incorporated under the state laws hlrty-nlx now creamery companies nnd as- oclatlcns. and besides these a number of ndlvldual cntTpilses have begun active ipcration without the necessity of filing ncorporatlnn papers The thirty-six com- nnles that have filed articles with the ccretnry of state elnco April 1 have a com- Jlned capital of ? ISO,583 , the list being ns ollo\s : 'alley Crenmcry association . $ 4.0CO togers Ore.unory company . COCO lallam CreiimiTy company . 1,500 Uvcrton Co-operative Creamery company . 3 , COO Jrnftjn Co-operntlvo Creumeiy com pany . fi.CO ) Jljlr Cieamery company . 21000 Vaterloo Creamery association . C SA jlnvvood Creunery company . 4,000 Nowmnn Grove Tanners' Creamery company . 4 10) Vrlliifton Creamery association . 2" > 100 Toulon Crcnmciy company . 1.S03 \Pipthop Creamery association . ] ,37. > Julbort on Dilry association . 1 . " "T lenke m in Diliy association . 1,573 "oolc Cieamery company . IHUO 3nmbrldgo Creamerj ns'-ocUtlon. . . ] , " " > Itratton Creamery company . 3 , " 3 tandolph Creamery comp my . 8,300 jlhfr Creek Co-operative Cienmcry company . 1,00) ) VanVlin Ci camel y compunv . 1,3V ) Uiburn Uutter and OV-esse 1'actory fi.10) iurr Jiutter and Cheese Tactoiy. . . . 4,300 . .exlngton Co-operative Creamery company . " ,700 Oi leans Creamery company . 1,373 ndlnno'a Creameiy nsuulttlon . 1,573 Je.itilce Cieamery comptny ( Lin coln ) . 1CO/00 'enrtcr Creamery compiny . 5\)00 ) 'airfield Creamery company . 6,1X0 < cnesaw Co-operative Creamery association . 4 W ) unbury Cieamery company . 1,571 /ilo Creamery company . ' . . 1,30) 'arroll association [ , Co-opeiatlve Creameiy ciation . 10,000 Tnlon Creamery company ( Madison ) 200 < \Vllsonvlllo Creamery company . l.r > llwood Creumcrj association . 1,700 Sterling Creamery company . 2,010 The iDeatrlco Croimery company , which Is hewn to have the largest amount of capital took , formerly operated with headquarters t Beatrice , but has changed Its base to Lin- oln , where a factory with a capacity of a ailcaJ of butter a day la now In active operation. This Is a central plant , with a lumber of the outl > lig creameries and eparator stations as feeders. In two or hree eases In other pirts of the state there ire 8 } stems of small creameries furnishing ho milk and cream for central factories The total output of the creameries within the tale Is now very largo. It is acknowledged hat Nebraska la coming well to the front is a dairy state , and Iti product comrrards he top price in the markets of the cast. " * MAUCII HLI7.K\ltU % ! > M3BII VhKA. Inlu TIII-IIH < n Snovv , AcvoiiiiiiuiU-il ' ! > i ; Wind. WAITINGS , INeb , March 27. ( Special Tele gram ) An old time blizzard struck thl3 Iclnlty aftout 10 o'clock this morning and ontlnucd all day. The wind was sharp and icrce , but the snowfall was light. CDDAH ORDEK , Neb , March 27. ( Special Telcsrani ) It commenced raining here last light at 11 o'clock , but at 11.30 a. m It h a "onulne blizzard , with the snow blowing and rifting. COLUMBUS , Neb. . March 27. ( Special. ) 'ho second cold wave predicted by the Vcather bureau came along last night and oday thcio is a stiff gale blowing from the lorthwcst. and the mercurj Is keeping close o zero Water pipes are frozen and there ire occasional flurries ot snow. It Is not hojght that the winter wheat has Uben In ured. nCNNrNQTON , 'Neb ' , March 27. ( Special. ) One of the worst blizzards of the season Is aging over this vicinity today. It com- iionceJ to hall and aleet this morning at 5 > 'clock , and shortly after the wind changed 0 the north and It commenced to snow. The nercury plajed with zero all day. FREMONT , Neb. , March 27. ( Special. ) A overo wlrdstorm has prevailed here today rom the north. The mercury dropped to 15 t 2 p m , and there Is considerable snow In ho air. DUNCAN , tNcb. , March 27. ( Special. ) A jllzzard Is raging here today. The wind Is lorth and the air full of enow. Perhaps two nchcs have fallen up to 2 p. m. It Is gro\v- ng extremely cold and a baJ storm Is antlcl- latrd. WEST POINT. Neb . March 27. ( Special. ) The mercury dropped 20 decrees last night. t U Intensely cold thh morning , with a tronc ; northwest wind nnd some &BOV. With 1 little moro snow It would be a bllz/ard. SYRACUSE , Neb. March 27. ( Special Telegram ) 'A revere snowstorm has raged cro all day , accompanied < by high win j from ho northwest and a low lange of the mer- -urv. CDNTIIAL CITY. Neb , March 27. ( Special 'elegram. ) A cold wave struck this place ast nUht. About a half Inch of snow fell. XBUnASKv CITY , 'Neb ' . March 27. ( Sp- lal. ) The fine warm weather of the last few lajs terminated suddenly early this morning ffcc mercury fell nearly 40 degrcci In a few lours. A light , fine sleet and MOW , accom- anled by a heavy wind from the northwest , > rev ailed all day. So-no damage Is likely to > e done to the fruit which has been put orward by the warm weather LINCOLN , March 27. A severe storm , ircbab'.y the worst of the winter , prevailed n central and southeast Nebraska this afternoon. The snow , driven by a high wind , vvas blinding , and was followed by a dir ? lu temperature In nomc localities ot over fifty degrees. In Lincoln street car traffic was badly interfered with , but rail road trains were llttlo delated. The only bad effect apprehended Is as to spring wheat and fruit trees , which , with many days of unusually warm weather , made rapid de velopment. Dpciitnr > DECATUU , Neb. , March 27. ( Special. ) The Bank of Decatur closed Its doors jester- day. All depositors and all debts were paid. It Is thought the bank will reorganize In a few days. A musical entertainment was given last night at the -Methodist church under the direction ot the Junior ttpworth league. The proceeds went to hslp lighten the church debt. Something over $40 was taken In. State Organizer Kane of the Modern Brotherhood of America , who has been hero for slmo time , lias gathcroJ together fifteen or twenty citizens of this town as charter members of hU order , and the organization and opening of the lodqc will take place the forepart of next week. Ciloniieil ut Viiliuirnlio. VALPARAISO , Neb. , March 27. ( Sperla' ) William Itaja shipped a carload of hogs to South Omaha Wednesday night. Ex-Post master Craven baa engaged la bu > lng anO shipping stock. W. A. Woodward , Slxlh ward councilman of Lincoln , was In Valparaiso last week look ing after lila farm near here. W. W. Glffln li at Prague , Neb. , putting up a cream separator for tbe South Platte Creamery company , making the third ono built .for it this spring. 8Ur m. finger. BANCROFT , Neb. , March 27. ( Speckl. ) Fritz Pelch , when working * t . seeder whll _ la r. ted OM of ibe Anieiw ot in endless chain and n small cog wheel. The mgcr had tq be/amputated In order to sivo its hand. | < [ IIHPOHT OF TUB FISH COMMISSION . nt O'llrlcn Gl\c In- fnrninlftin on a Ycnr'n Work. LINCOLN , , i , , March 27. ( Special. ) The superintendent of _ the state fish commission lias just filed with the governor his report tor the nerlcxfl f'rtm December 31 , 1896 , to November 30 , 1S&7. This report Is of n very cncouraslns character , and shows that dur ing the jear { hero were more ilih distributed In the waters' 'of ' 'the ' state than during nuy llo ! period Inlthc state's history , and that the results have been better than over be fore. The hatcheries have been enlarged , new ponds have been constructed , nnd a mill has been put In whereby the water of the Platte river can bo pumped Into the ponds so as to keep the water In constant circulation. Superintendent O'Brien recom mends that the next legislature appropriate money to further Improve and enlarge the liatcherlcs. He also suggests the Importance of a new law for the better protection of the fish In the strcama within the stato. , T.o ! commission has found that channel catilsh nro very popular and has devoted considerable attention to the distribution of : atfish that were captured in the holes along the Missouri river. These have given pool satisfaction , 7.2SO 2-year-olds having been JUtrlbuted during the year. The total num ber of fish hatched and distributed Is 19,469- 318. Black bass are the most sought after and 44,000 were planted In the streams dur ing the year , mostly In the Loup , Platte , Hlkhorn , Nlomnra and In the small streams ind lakes of the northern counties. Thcro tvcro 20,380 German carp distributed , the iomand not belnj so great ns In 1S)6 ! ) on account of the large number already planted In the streams. A largo number of brook , ake and lalnbow trout were placed In the Jtrcairs In the north part of the state. There n ere no definite results from these varieties , as few have been caught from the streams jlnco the planting. The 12,700 cropplrs that \vero distributed have given good satisfac tion. and the demand for them Is on the increase. The commission has met with ioor success In the hatching ot striped perch. The numbci of gold fish distributed during the jeer was 4,308 , only a small part ot the applications being supplied. Many of the jold fish sent out went to the public schools. I'ho commission eent to Wyoming 40,000 ivallced plko fry and fifty jcarllng gold Csh. In exchange for thcso Wvomlng sent lo Nebraska 34,000 rainbow trout fr > . Trom the United States fish commission wore re- : elved 23,000 brook trout eggs and 200,000 [ InEorlln : rainbow trout. St'rerlntendont O'Brien sa > s tint the In terest In fish In the state Is on the Increase , ind thnt at the present rate the streams nil ! snon bo well stocked with the choicest varieties. li > I'rnlrlf Tiro. ST. PAUL , Neb , March 27. ( Special ) A iralrle flro last nl&Cit did considerable dam- IRO bouth of the Loup river. The full ex- : cnt ot the clamace his not jet been re- : elved , but great quantities of haj have been juined , bcnldcs at least two or tl.teo bams. NclirnsUn .Nin \ntrN. The Scrlbner News has started in. on vol ume fifteen.v Bloomfield has 1 caught the prevailing " ' ' creamery fever" . Allen people ha'i'o ' raised the money and : ontracted for the election ot a creamery. Tlio Insuranca companies have reduced the rate on Wayne business property 20 per : ent. ent.Feanj Feanj are eVpreosed that early sown oata u 111 have to 'lie ' rtseeded , owing to the cold ivcuthor.i i EaEvsett ls assanhzlns a ball team , which It tondly horcsnvillgbo atrlctly In the game thltf .season. t , Tne Methodists , Nellgh have appointed a bulldlnt : comtnlueo to consider places and expense of orilpgfug their churc'i. As Peter Soil of Scrlbner vvca climbing Into i wagon in front of his residence the horses slanted' up , tlll'.a.Wrns ' him to the ground and jreaklng his loft leg. A 2-ycar-old child ot Mr. Fuller of Brown- illlo fell Into a trench of coals used for i.noklng meat and before ho could bo rea- : ucd v.as so badly burned , that he scon lied. lied.Tho The Union Pacific compiny through Its igcnt , I. A. Fort , Is leasing much oL' Itu and in Lincoln county at an avenago of $10 per quarter section per jear. The greater > art of this land Is only fit for1 grazing pur- Samuel II. Cooley of Holdrege Is said to jo the oldest working blacksmith In the United States. Ho la SO years of ago and earned the trade' sixty-four jcars ago. Ho will Iron a buggy for exhibition at the 3maha exposition. Sheriff Losey of Madison county has BO- : urel ( ho pair of Siberian bloodhounds for , vhlch Iio has been negotiating. One la an ) ld animal that has been well trained and , s said to bo ono of the beat and highest ? : lced dogs of his kind in the state. The Hher Is a pup. Klnney & Blckcl of Klmtall have com- iicnccd the shipment ot their laat year's liay crop to maiket and have sent out eight : nia during the last two weeks. They are shipping as fast as It can bo baled and : arred und expect to continue for a month > r moro yet at the present rate. Fifteen : on.i are loaded to tno car and It Is being -orslgned to Denver , vvhero there Is a brisk lemand for hay at good prices. The predict - ict cf the Circle-Arrow and Mclntcah undies constitutes the present shipments ind Is being loaded at the Owiiszo switch. Tc > 'I'll Ik IIi SliKtIiilirfNtM. . CHAMBERLAIN , S. D. , March 27. ( Spe- ilal. ) Major Burkholder lies appointed J. M. 3rcrnc. I ) . H. Henry , P. J. Gerln , H. W. LicBlom1. Sylvan Winter , E. F. Scott , Clark ' . Ro\ve. W. C. arajhlll , J. W. Lawless , 3. C. Huddle and J. W. Warnshuls delegates : o attend n convention of business men of : l-o state , to bo held at Sioux Falls , April i and 6 , for the puipose of considering plans 'or the welfare and development of the TflREft IMPORTANT TOPICS Work Now Oat Ont for the Prjabyterian General Assembly. PRINCETON INN LEADS THU PROGRAM Sale of Llituor Ol\c tlir > Clinrch it Shock mill I'miulnen it Sennntloit Home MlHwIonit nnd a Cclrbrutloii. Th's ' j ear's session of the Presbyterian Oencral Assembly , which will be held at Wluono , Ind. , during May , will be one of moro ntl-aiound general Interest than any which has occurred In a good many > caro. The program of problems which will be offered for solution to the 300 and moro ministerial representatives of the Presby terian church of this country Js of such a diversified and broad character that the at tention of not only the members of the church , but of the religious and even sec ular public at largo will be attracted to the proceedings of the session. There aio three questions ot pre-enlncnt Interest and all of different character which will overshadow everything else In the pro ceedings. One of these will partake of the sensational flavor ; this will > bo In connec tion with Princeton Inn , the handeomo tav ern located near Princeton college , which has caused Presbyterian elders anxiety since its establishment. Another matter of llrst rank In Importance will deal with the homo mleolon problem. And finally there Is the observance of the two hundred and fiftieth anniversary of the adoption of the West minster standards. The Princeton Inn Is a very handsome and handsomely furnished edifice that has been cycled within recent years In the llttlo town In Now Jersey where Princeton university Is located. It. Is situated not inoro than a couple of blocks from a corner of the college campus and Is therefore easily accessible to the students , it Is a sort o. ' combination of clubhouse and hotel. It was built because thcro was no other place In the llttlo town whcro alumni , their friends or the friends of the undergraduates could bo suitably accommodated. It has proved to bo a success and has been well favored by the students of the university. MQUOtt IS SOLD Tlinun. H Is almost a necessity for an Institution of this sort to keep on bnnd a stock of liquors and the natural result wa- that the Princeton Inn determined to fall Into line In this regard. In order to legally vend liquors In New Jersey the Uw provides that a icenso must bo secured nnd this can be obtained only upon a petition algneJ by a certain number of freeholder of the town in wnlch the intoxicants are to bo sold. buch a petition was secured and amongst the names on It wore those of Prof. Shields and a number of other professois of the ? ° r"ty * ! CI % ° " th'S ' P ° tltlon 1 > rlncL" ton Inn received license to sell llquorh. The result was a decided disturbance In the Prcsbj terlan church throughout the country. Princeton university has obtained a decided Innto ? CHaU fl"0r ntUl U hfls eo' ' " to bo looked upon ns a Preft > terhn Institution ! As a matter of fact , It Is not Presbjter an of In any sense denominational. It Is as much of a fitato Institution as Is the Unl. wifity ° f Nobras' , ' l- SlSce the dy To \Vllherspooii , however , It has had a mm promlm-nt In the PiesbyterTan chuU at It Satea X ? c 0JranOt aIrcsb , > ' " 'an ' bluo. The storm members of the church Ing of Presbyterians. Ilo came out not as a P.ohlbltlonlst , 'out as a temperance man. Ho uaSnl8Hmt UVhe Btudcnts ln tnc "nlversUy wanted liquor they would get It. oven If It vvas not sold In the town. Ho said that he had enough confidence n the student body to bollevo that It would no moro overstep the bounds of temperance -with - the Inn than without It. It.ABOUT ABOUT IIO-ME MISSIONS. The matter that Is considered of the most Importance to come before the assembly is the home mission problem. During the last few years the money that has been con tributed for home mission work has fallen off very materially and the department finds itself burdened with a debt of about $200,000. In this connection again the west will figure prominently. On account of the lack of funds the struggling churches In this section of the country have not been assisted finan cially and as a consequence they have suf- fereJ considerably. Neverthless the amount annually expended Is large. For the year ending April 1 , 1897 , It was H.012.7C8. Cven this sum has been found to bo insufficient for the demands that have been made upou the fund. The condition of the department has for some time demonstrated that some change In policy Is needed. Th * matter came up last spring and a committee vvaa appointed to examine the methods ot the board and to nnke some recommendations. Among the recommendations was one that two secre taries should bo appointed to look after the fund. Di. C. L Thompson is now in charge of the fund and Is considered well adapted for the position , Ho Is well knoun In both the cast and the west , be Ins at ono time a Kansas City pastor , < but Is now located In New York. It Is considered that the as sembly ivvlll approve of some campaign dur ing the coming > ear by which the debt under which the fund U laboring will be wiped out and a Rood balance bo placed In the treas ury to satisfy all demands that may be made upon U. ITS GHEAT AN"NlVEUSAttY. The Presbyterians throughout the country are looking forward to the event of the as sembly meeting , which Is considered the most Interesting the two hundred and fif tieth celebration ot the adoption of the West. minster standards. The compiling ot thcso standards Is ono of the events In the history of England and Scotland. They vvoro drawn up In the days of the commonwealth under Cromwell by what U known as the West minster assembly , a body of divines selected to amend the prayer book of the. Chinch of Knglnnd. The body received Its name from the fact that It met In Westminster abbey. The result of the assomblv's work , being what la now known as the Westminster Standards , was presented to the "Ixjng Par liament" In 164S and was pissed by tint body. After the return of Charles II the amendments were discarded by the Cngllah people1 , but these articles of "Christian He- lldon" had In the meanwhile been ratltlcd by the Parliament of Scotland and have ro- malneJ as the doctrinal constitution of the Presbyterian church It Is in celebration of the passage of the standards by the Kngllsh Parliament that the day will bo observed. There will bo other matters to come up before the assembly , but those enumerated pro the mcst Important. One other will beef of considerable Interest , this belli i ; in con nection with the Presbyterian bulldlnt ; In Now York. This structure Is located at Fifth avenue and Nineteenth street. The second tlcor Is occupied by the executive bonds of the church ni\l the other olllccs nro rented. The building cost some $3,000,000. Thcro Is an element In the church Utat Inalatn that the church has no right to Invest any of Its funds In buildings , hut that all moneys should be Invested In bonds nnd mortgages. This element advocates the sale ot the prop erty. Thcro Is another pirty which favors the retention of the building. This matter has como up In several past assemblies and Is llfcelv to lead to another discussion. The presbyteries In this state will elect their delegates , known as commissioners , to the assembly next month. The various prcsbjterles nro entitled to the following number of commissioners : Omaha , four ; Ne braska City , four ; Hastings , two ; Kearney , two ; Nlobrara , two ; llox Vtutte , two. The attendance nt the absembly Is usually be tween 300 and 400 , representing about 1,000,000 of communicants. souvnMits or uv MUI unit's iovn. llcv. II. IV. llnluiH HUM n Slury of t'miMial Inli-rciU. Forty jears ago Hev. Henry W. Kuhns left his homo lu Greensburg , Pa , and come to Nebraska as the fliwt Lutheran mission- ai y _ w hojjad pv or come thUJar _ w.cat. _ Ills " " " " ' mother followed him"to" the" poich ste'ps , loath to sso him go Tearfully eho embraced him nnd slipped Imto his hand a $20 gold piece , saying thnt Rhe feared to have him KO to n counti ) which was full of wild bcaats and wilder men , but that he should Keep the money tud It would servo to bring htm back to her. Mr. Kuhns' trials end hardships In this newly eett'cd ' terrltorj were many. Omnha was then .a town of 300 Mr. Kuhns ajs that he used to thl.nk . of the future- and oven prophesied that within his lifetime It might grow to bo a city of 3,000 cc 4,000 bouls. Amcng the settlers of the eastern part of the state Mr. Kulins role hoi.seback to hold services. There were no regular ready then and It was neccssaij to direct his jounyjjs by mcars of a compass. The settlers v\eic In moderate circumstances and could ghe but little to the suppc/it ot a pastor. Many a time the $20 gold piece was the last monej Mr. Kuhr.j had , but he weat hungrj rather tl an spend this talisman which his mother had given him. At cue time he can led for two weeks a letter which his wife gave him to mall rather thaiv have his gold changed to buy a stamp. Nebraska Improved rapidly. German set tlers were Induced to como and the llttlo mission churches which Mr. Kuhns had brought into existence came to be In better circumstances. Mr. Kuhns uccoedcd in bulldlmg a church vvhero the Mlllard hotel now elands anj haa since that tlrao been the motive force In erecting twenty-six churches throughout the state. Through all these jcars ho treasured his gold cola and It vvas an Inspiration to him In his work. In recent jears the question bao often oc curred to him how he could divide the cola between his vvlfo find his children. Ho finally decided to have It made Into llttlo pieces of Jewelry which could bo worn and would always be a reminder to them of the mother who had Influenced his life KO greatly. Here ho encountered another obstacle. He did not wish co have the coin melted and made Into other form unless ho could be at hand to see the work done. In various east ern cities ho inquired if jewelers were willIng - Ing to do this , but they all laughed at him and told him that they could do the woik , but did not care to be troubled with having him around. At la t Mr. Kuhn.s found an Omaha manufactutlng jeweler who was will. Ing to perform the woik under these condi tions nnd for a week Mr. Kuhns eat by the workman's bceich and saw him melt the gold , mix It with the alloy necessaiy to harden It end make It Into gifts for his family. Hand some gold spectacle frames were made for both Mr. and Mrs. Kuhns. cuff buttons and shirt studs were fashioned for Mr. Kuhns , a gold cross was made for each ot the child ren. and from the filings a llttlo stick pin was made for Mr. Kuhns1 only slater. Mr. Kuhns Is very proud ot the disposition ho bos made of this cherished pocket pleco and Is glad that each of his family will wear a part ot this sacieil relic aad ba urged cu to their best efforts by the recol lection of the purpose this coin has served In his life. Inrl > ( iruHxImiiprrM .Mpiioil. TinnPIELD. S.I ) . . ( March 27. ( Special ) The farmers In this pait of South Dakott claim that the recent cold weather killed a great many jounx grasshoppers. The few warm dajs that Immedlitoly preceded the freeze hatched out millions ofthe hoppers and It was feared they would become a dan ger to crops at the outset of the season , but It Is believed they were all killed. Restorative Nervine , Quickens the Secret forces of Life. No one but a woman can tell the story of the torture and the despair that arc endured by women who suffer from physical derangements and diseases - eases peculiar to their delicate organism. It may be housework , or social demands , or the bearing and rearing of children that have overtaxed their strength no matter , The tortures so bravely en dured completely and effectually shatter the ner vous system , and the natural functions of the body are seriously deranged. 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