Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, March 15, 1895, Page 2

THE OMAHA DAILY Bith FRIDAY, MARCH 15, RUSSIAN THISTLE MUST GO fenators Decide that a Live War Must Be Waged on the Weed. MANY MATTERS OF INTEREST D'SCUSSED s to Aid Dakota County, to Regulato Dower Rights, to Prohibit Cigarettes and Bucket Shops, and to Recog- nize Dogs Considercd, LINCOLN, March 14.—(Special.)—The sen- ute this afternoon devoted a considerable por tion of its time to the discussion of a bill | aimed at the extirpation of the Russian this tle in Nebraska, and after some discussion and a little good-natured contention agreed to the passage of the bill drawn by the inter- | state conference at Paul, Minn., on Feb- | ruary 14. This conference was held between | delegates from the legislatures of Minnesota, | Wisconsin, lowa, Nebraska, North Dakota | and South Dakota, the delegates from this | state belng Senator Stewart and Representa- tive Lamborn. Several bills had been intro- duced covering the subject, but the confer- ence bill was substituted for them all. The bill makes it the duty of every person or corporation who shall be the occupant of any real estate in Nebraska to cut down and destroy all Russian thistles growing thereon or In the highways adjoining the same so often as to prevent thelr going to seed. It 19 made the duty of the county clerk of any county wherein is growing any Russian histles to annually publish in a newspaper of general circulation, commencing the first week in June of cach year, notifying all oc. cupants and owners of land in such county to destroy such thistles forthwith. If the parties so notificd neglect or refuse to destroy the thistles, it is made the duty of the road overseer of each road district in_the county to destroy them at the expense of the party, persons or corporations o neglecting. The road overseer is required to annually present to the county board a statement giving the description of cach tract or parcel of land upon or adjoining which he shall have de- stroyed Russian thistles and the amount of charge to each tract, and said amounts shall be placed on the tax list and become a lien on such lands, to be collected as other taxes on the same. If any person shall knowingly dispose of any grass or other seed in which there is mixed the sced of the Russian thistlo he shall be fined $25 for each and every of- fense, and shall also be liable for all damages resulting from the sowing of such seed, the damages to be recovered in an action at law. BRIDGING THE MISSOURL The senate also expedited a bill having for its object the construction of a wagon bridge | between South S.0ux City, Dakota county, and Sicux City, In The bill in guestion is senate flle No. 979, and Is designed to authorize counties townships, precinets, cities and willages to issuc bonds O aid in the constru tion of highway wagon bridges ac oundary tiver of the state of Nebraska to provide for levying a tax for paying the same and the interest thercon. While the bill is general in its provisi , it s in- tended to fit the exigencies of the Sioux Ci ity case. It is asserted that there is a cry demand for a bridge between the two points named. Congress gave a charter to a cor pany to build such a bridge, but the com- Pany never built the structure. t the st session of congress a charter was granted to the Iowa and Nebraska Bridge company for the construction of a wagon bridge. It is this company that has interested itsclf in the bill pending in the senate. It is pro- posed to build a $750,000 bridge across the Tiver, and the Dakota county people are ex- pected to vote bonds to aid in the work. an argument in favor of the bill it has been urged that on the day following the re- moval of the temporary pontoon bridge two weeks ago 210 wagons were massed on the Nebraska side and 140 over in lowa walting for the cstablishment of a ferry. The commmittee on highways and bridges recommended that the amendments to the bill be printed and it ordered engrossed for third reading, The senate agreed. % Among the reports from standing commit- teos was ono from the judiclary committee recommending the indefinite postponement of senate file No. 332 Senator Wright, the author of the bill, protested against the recommendation and explained the bill. It provides that “when a widow shall be en- titled to dower out of any lands which shall have been alienated by the husband in his lifetime, such lands shall be estimated in setting out the widow's dower according to Rheir value at the time they were alienated, and this law shall apply to all sales under execution or order of court heretofore or hereafter made.” Wright explained that the bill applied particularly to the estate of the late ex-Governor David Butler. The widow of the ex-governor had recovered dower in a large number of lots in the city of Lincoln which had been aliened by her husband twenty years ago. Some of these lots were sold for az low as $80, but Mrs. Butler has commenced suit to recover dower to the amount of $3,000 on cach of these lots. The suits are now pending in the district court of Lancaster county, and it is expected that more will be flled. Under Wright's bill the dower Interest on the lots in controyersy will be estimated at their value twenty years @go instead of at thelr present value. The Judiclary committee recommended the in- definite postponement of the bill for the rea- son that the bill is not only retroactive in its effects, but that it is contrary to the broad principles of the English common law. Under the present law the widow is entitled to dower based on the value of the land at the time the suit Is brought. The Butler cases have been pending in the courts for geveral years, Mrs. Butler claimed a dower interest in the lots based unon their value at the date of her husband’s death, on the ground that her dower interest accrued at that time. The district court upheld her claim and the supreme court aflirmed. The Dbill was placed on general file. TACKLED THE CIGARETTES. Boon aftir the senate convened this morn- Ang it went Into committee of the whole, with Lindsay of Pawnee In the chair, to consider bills on general file. The anti-cigarette bill came up, and the committee at cnce pro- ceeded to Involve Itself into a maze of parilamentary entanglement over an effort to substitute the house bill for the one on tho senate file, The trouble arose over a motion offercd by Tefft that the house bill he sub- stituted for the senate bill, and that the senate bill be Indefinitely postponed. This motion was agreed to, and then Hahn, author g | ator of the scnate bill, protested. He was afraid the house bill might be debated and then he would have no resource in his own bill He asked for a “falr deal,” as he expressed it, Thereupon, one-half of Tefft's motion was reeonsidered. At this juncture Pope ex- pressed an objection to some features of the house bill, and McKesson undertook to assist him by moving that both bills be recommit- ted to the judiciary committee, Akers char- acterized the motion as a deliborate attempt 0 kill the bill. Then a half dozen senators stacked up a plle of points of order. on the chairman's desk, all of which that temporary ofticial quickly Qisposed of. The house bill was then recommended for pas Senate file No. 83, introduced by Watson and providing that county commissioners shall ¥ recelve but 83 per day for their services, was “laid over for the reason that its author de- sired to have it considered together with sen- ate flle No. 4. The Douglas county co: anlssioners ara directly intercsted in these bills, especlally the former one, as It very materially reduces the emoluments of their position. Senate file No. 114, by Hiteheock, to amend section 230 of the Code of Civil Procedure, was recommended for passage. It provides that the scction amended shall resd as fol- fows: “The defendant may at any time be- fore judgment, upon reasonable notice to the Plaiatiet, move fo discharge an attachment @8 to the wrolo or a part of the property attached, and this provision shall apply (o sctions brought before county gourts and courts of justices of the peace, as well as to these of the district court.” Senate files Nos. 88, 100 aud 101 were laid ovEr owing to the absence of thelr authors, Senate file No. 119, by Watson, to amned the law governing the wanagement of the ln-uum for the Blind at Nebraska City was aken, up and agreed to. The bill was intro- flu:s»d by Watson to correet the old lav, which beer declarsd uncomstitutional by the me court. FRIENDLY TO THE DOG. Bhe senate, while in committee of the Whole, touk leglslative cognizance of the dog = Senate file No. 146, by Rathbun, provides that the dog shall be included in the Jist of do- mestic animals recognized by the statutes and provides further that if any one shall maliciously kil a dog valued at $35 or more he shall be subject to imprisonment in the state penitentiary not less than one year nor more than three years. If the dog Is worth less than $35, the person killing it shall be fined not less than $5 nor more than $100, or imprisoned in the county jail not more than threa months, or both fined and imprisoned at the discretion of the court. The bill also provides severe penalties for the crime of poisoning dogs with {ntent to kil them. The E ter wome debate, agreed to the bill and it was ordered engrossed for third read ing. After recess the dog debate was resumed with Interest The afternoon discussion was precipitated by the consideration of senate fila No. 147, a bill by Rathbun declaring dogs personal property. Akers started the talk by moving that all after the enacting clause be stricken ont. In support of the motion Sen- Akers drew a series of word pictures calculated to inspire the senate with opposi- tion_to the bill “Suppose,” sald the sonator from Bluffs, “you are walking along and bites you. Are you to be sent to state prison it you kill that worthless cur? Or suppose you are riding along on your horse and a worthless dog runs out. It barks and the horse runs away and throws you off and hurts yon. And if that dog fs worthloss hadn’t you ovght to have the right to kil it?” Stewart declared the bill one of the most Iniquitous picces of legislation attempted at the present session, The senate, he said, had frequertly made itself ridiculous, but never more so than in attempting to pass this measure. He had had four valuable horses killed in ten years by dogs which were not worth a square meal. He declared that 999 dogs ont of ever 1,000 ought to he Killed anyway. Smith of Douglas county defended the good name of the dog. He said the senators in the populist corner scemed to think that the legislature only met to pass laws for the farmer. The people who were not 8o fortu- nate as to live on farms often owned valu- able dogs, The motion to kill the bill was lost. Gr: ham then moved that the bill be indefinitely postponed. This was also voted down and the bill was recommended for passage. Among the bills also considered in commit- tee of the whole during the afternoon and recommended for passage were the ones prohibiting the displaying of brass knuckles, slung shots, billies and loaded canes in shop windows, the one prohibiting bucket shops and gambling in grain, and the house bill cnabling cities of the first and second class to fssue bonds for the purpose of purchasing or erecting electric light plants or water works systems. Just before the desk a a dog adjournment Stewart sent to petition. 1t proved to be an original poem, disclaiming against the recent bond issue, and was read by Secretary Barber 2 a voice that won several rounds of ap- plause. The rolling periods of the effusion were peculiarly adapted to the resonant tones of Secretary Barber's voics, which is beyond question the most majestic ever placed on exhibition in the senate. At the conclusion of the reading Sloan moved that when the etition be spread upon the records the retary’s voice be also preserved in its original form. The senate adjourned. AIMED (5 AT Idwell’s Bifl THE GRAIN GAMBLERS. to Prohibit Dealings Futures Passes the Senate LINCOLN, March 14.—(Special)—It quired but a few minutes for the senate this afternoon to agree to recommend for pas- sage Senator Caldwell's bill to suppress bucket shops and gambling in stocks, bends, petroleum, cotton, grain, provisions or other produce. The bill is somewhat etringent its provisions, and will very seriously inter- fere with the commission business in Omaha, Lincoln and other Nebraska cities, Senator Caldwell includes in the bill itself the pur- pose of the act by declaring in the following language: It is the intention of this act to prevent, punish and prohibit, within this state, the business now engaged in and_conductéd in places commonly known as bucket shops, and also to inciude the practice commonly known as bucket shopping, by persons, cor- porations, - assoclatlons. or - COpAFther- ships who ostensibly ' carry on the business or occupation of commission merchants _or brokers In _grai visions, petroleum, stocks and bond: shall be the duty under this act 'for all the judges of the district courts in this state K regular term thereof, to charge all regularly impaneled grand juries to make due Investigation and report upon all vio- lations of the provisions of this act. The first section of the bill provides that it shall be unlawful for any person, corpora- tion, assoclation or copartnership, to keep or cause to be kept within this state any bucket shop, offlce, store or other place wherein is conducted or permitted the pretended buy- ing or selling of the shares of stocks or bonds of any corporation, or of petroleum, cotton, grain, provisions or other products, cither on margins or otherwise, without any intentlon of receiving and paying for the property o bought, or of delivering the prop- erty so sold, or wherein is conducted or per- mitted the buying or selling of such prop- erty on margin, or when the party buying any such property or offering to buy the same, does not actually intend (o receive the samo’ if purchased, or to deliver the same if re- sold, and the keeping of all such places is liereby prohibited. Any corporation or person, whether acting individually or as a member, or as an officer, agent or employe of any corporation, asso- ciation or copartnership, who shall be guilty of violating this section shall upon conviction be fined in any sum not less than $200; and all persons guilty of a second offense shall, upon conviction, be imprisoned in the county Jail for the period of six months; and, if a corporation, shall be ltable to forfciture of its charter. The continuance of such establish- ment after the first conviction shall be deemed a second offense. It shall mot be necessary in order to commit the offense de- fined in section 1 of this act that hoth buys and seller shall agree to do any of the acts therein prohibited, but the said crime shall be complete against any corporation, associa- ticn, copartnership or person thus pretending or offering to sell, or thus pretending or of- fering to buy, whether the offer to buy or sell {3 accepted or not; and any corporation, assoelation, copartnership or person who shall communicate, receive, exhibit or display in any manner any such offer to sell or buy, or any statements or quotations of the prices of any such property with a view of any such transaction aforesaid, shall be deemd an ssory, and upon conviction thereof shall be fined and punished the same as the princi- pal and as provided in section 1 of this act e 1 ut Humboldt, HUMBOLDT, Neb., March 14.—(Special)— The protracted meetings that have heen held in the Methodist Episcopal church during the past three wecks are growing mere interest- ing every day. e y—— Bayden's Prize Winners. The prize contest for the $300 plano and five other prizes for the best catch line suita- ble to advertising thelr piano business, was decided by three newspaper men of this city and Hayden Bros. are now anxious to find the prize winners, Among those who have so far reported to Hayden Bros. are Ernest R. Holmes, 427 §. 13th st, Lincoln, Neb., who was uwarded the piano for the eatch line, *“Free to Slash Plano Prices."” There were also five second prizes, were awarded to the next five whose work was considered by the judges to bo of equal mierit, making a close race f first prize. Of thase contestants Fred Walt- crs, at 3112 Caiifornia streot, whose illus- trated work is of a high order, has reported R. B. Wallace, 1818 Corby st.,'who furnished tho line “Sowing (he State with Sor 1 Mrs, J. J. Buchanzu, 925 Burlington ave Hastings, Neb., with the line “Musical Gi ants of America,” have also reported; as has also “Drownle,” who contributed a neat piece of work, in which the HBrownies enable Hayden Bros. to twist piano prices all ovt of ‘shape, bul, wnfortunately, *Brownic's" name and address is sill unknown. e will confer a favor upon Hayden Bros. by forwarding the same at onge. The oue party who has failed utte report is the artist who made the very pressive sketeh of two roads, one leading to- ward the headquarers of “L Fraud, sole ageut,” which ends at a broken bridge, whereat a prospective purchaser has taken a tumble that lands him in the capacious faws of a crocodile; the other leads to “Haydea Dros. for pianos,’” while the picture itself which contestants, y to is entitled Do mot be misled, but go to Hayden Iros. with the erowd.”” This work was recoived without a nen de plume o: address of any kind, hence the somewhat cwprebensive deseription whieh it is hoped will be the means of bringiug forward the un- known prize winuer, Scott's | CLAIMS ARE ALL SCHEDULED Committee Ready to Report a Bill Carry- ing $86,000 in the Aggregate. PRISON CONTRACT TO BE CONSIDERED mmitteo Will Look Into the Question of Casting il Dorgan Omahn's Charter Hung Up—Hene- dict's Bl Recelving a Boom. Overboard— LINCOLN, March 14.—(Special Telegram.) —The house committee on claims held almost its final session tonight. Most of the almost endless list of claims against the state have been complled fnto the form of an appro- priation bill, which will be submitted to the house tomorrow. The total amount of the miscellaneous clalms against the state will exceed $86,000. These claims are for amoun ranging from a few dollars to $6,000. The bills incurred by ex-Secretary of State J. C Allcn on the eve of his departure from office are among the heaviest in- cluded in th list. The State Jour- nal company of Lincoln presents three claims for stationery, etc., ordered by Allen, amounting to nearly $6,000. There are bills for papering, painting and kalsomining the entire interfor of the state house, amount- ing to $3,600, and this sum was allowed after discounting the bills 10 per cent. The bills for furniture and carpets reach $3,400. These three large bills, amounting in the aggregate to $13,000, were incurred by Allen without authority of law, without advertis- ing and without competition. LOOKED OVER THE PRISON. Tha penitentiary investigation committee visited the state prison today in order to take a preliminary survey of the work in hand. The committee inspected the buildings, cell louse, hospital, workshop and grounds, looked through the kitchen and laundry depart- ments, examined the various appliances for handling the convicts, ete., but took no testi- mony. The members of the commiltee talked with a great many of the convicts and asked a large number of questions about general management of the institution. The work of taking testimony will commence tomorrow, a stenozrapher having been engaged for the purpose. The house committee on state’s prison will hold an important session tomorrow evening at which the question of the Dorgan contract will come up for final discussion. A streng pressure fs being brought upon the commit- tee to induce it to peremptorily annul the contract without further legal proceedings, notwithstanding the opinion of Attornsy C cral Churchill, who holds that Dorgan's con- tract s perfectly valid and cannot be annulled unless he refuses to file a new bond to the state. It is conceded that the effort to force an immediate annullment of the prison con- tract is being made by the friends of J. A. Buckstaff, whose plans for securing the con- ot for himself are well known. There is no longer much doubt that the present legis- lature will include some action on the prison contract among the long list it proposes to der during the closing days of the on. OMAHA'S CHARTER HUNG UP. The house committee on cities and towns of which Represcntative Johnston of Oma is chairman, held a prolonged session at the Lindell hotel tonight over the Omaha charter. It is pow an open secret that but little can be expected from the senate com- mittee, although Chairman Hahn informed several citizens of the metropolis that the charter would be reported to the senate to- morrow. The house committee has reached no conclusions upon the amendments pro- posed by the revision committee. The attempt to pass the change of venue bill over the governor's veto has been tac- itly abandoned by the republicans in the senate. It is generally conceded that the bill was a mistake and that the governor's objsctions are insurmountable, Senator Tefft, chairman of the senate com- mittee on public lands and buildings, tonight completed the report of that committee. It will be submitted to the senate in the morn- ing. The senate committee on rules will tomor- row submit to the semate a new rule pro- viding for the appointment of a sifting com- mittee of nine members. If the rule Is adopted the appointment of the committe> may be expected not later than Monday next. Representative Benedict of Douglas county went to Milford tonight to visit the Indus- trial Home for Fallen Women. The police matron of Lincoln and other ladies interested in the rescue of unfortunate women will also visit this institution for the purpose of ob- taining data to be used in support of Bene dict’s bill raising the age of consent. Byery member of the house but seven have signed an agreement to support the measure. There is a strong sentiment in its favor. in the senate, WADING THROUGH THE ESTIMATES. House Busy Fixing Up Appropriations for the Coming Two Years. LINCOLN, March 14.—(Special Telegram.) —The general appropriation bill was com- pleted today by the house in committee of the whole and, with the salary bill, which has already been engrossed for a third reading, is ready for action by the senate. The total net increase in the bill over the appropria- tions of 1893 is $17,890. This includes the penitentiary appropriation, which fs this ses- sion smaller by $26,235 than in the 1893 bi- cnnium appropriation. Without counting the penitentiary matter, which two years ago contained quite an amount for repairs of buildings, the net increase is $44,135 over the 1893 appropriation. The greater portion of tuis increase s for new additions to and repairs of state institutions. The house this morning made Benedict's bill, te ralse the age of consent to 18 years, a special order for to- morrow morning at 10:30, and then went into committee of the whole, with lo in the chair, to consider the general ap- propriation bill. ' The Industrial Home at Milford was first in line among unconsidered items. The 1893 appropriation for this insti- tution was $19,750. The new bill provides for $20,500, and the items were unchang:d amendment. rere was appropriated for the Home for the Friendle Lincoln for the biennium of 1893, $28,000. The new bill goes to the sen- ate carrying only $27,000. The legislature of 1593 appropriated $133,- 600 to the Asylum for Incurables at Hastings The present ways and means committee rec- ommended $140,300 for tho biennium. Among the items in the bill was one for $58,000 for board and clothing, This was considered ex- cessive and a number of members so ex- pressed themselves, Caspar moved to make the amount $60,000, and his motion prevailed. The bill goes to the senate carrying $131,300, a decrease of $2,300 from the 1893 appropria- tion. The was given bill hundred dollars Hospital for the $75,600 1n 1893 Insane at Norfolk The commitiee's provided this session for §76,050. Five was added to this, making §76,520 in all, and in this shape the items were recommended for passage. Tho houso then took a recess until 1:30 m. In the afternoon the house went into committes of the whole to consider the general appropriation bill. The Girls' Industrial bome at Geneva asked for $20,000 in the bill. The appropriation of 1893 gave it $37,450. ‘The committee of the whole recommended §25,850, a decrease of $16,000 from 1593 The Institute for the Deaf at Omaha asked for $50,166. ‘The appropriation of 1893 gave it but $29,740, but the bulk of the increase was for pending deficlencies, some of which wero overlooked two years ago. The appro- priation allowed this year by the house com- mittea is as follows: Employes' wag:s ..... 1Puel and lghts Board and u..u.m&( Furniture d beddin Supplies for indust Dooks and stationery ». immediately +o 8 6,000 eplione . Repairs ... ncidentals ... | For aeficieucy, living éxpenses | Por sewerage ‘and elty connections. | | 260 For plumbing and conncctions with fabaratorics Overhauling old biilding and repairs.. ‘Potal 5,000 6,30 $49,610 for coal by Coutant & the Nebraska Telephone §9645.09, company’ "'\‘mh $160.62, and the George Dickover deficlences, $20.75, were all referrad to the committes on claims, $1,126.96 in_all. The Boys' Indastrial school asked in the bIll for $84,750. $5,000 over tN& 1893 appropriation goes to the senate $6,000 less, or $78,760 total. This $6,000 s referred to the com- mittes on claims gnd may be replaced The Soldiers* aid Sailors’ home at Grand Island asked for 0. The appropriation for 1803 was An energetic debate ensued on Habrisoh's motion to appropriate $12,000 for new baildings at Grand Island It was shown thaj there was now pending on general fila a bill to establish a new branch home at“Milford. Harrison contended that the Milford matter cut no figure, but that the $12,000 bas been recommended by Government Inspector General Averill and was immediately needed, Thomas, chair- man of the house committee on soldiers’ and sailors’ home, warmly indorsed the proposi- tion. It was developed in the debate that the Milford bill had many adherents on the floor. Harrison, even, disclaimed any fdea of making a fight on the Milford proposition Moyers said that he had a proposition to bring before the house for a soldiers’ and sailors' home at Long Pine. The amend ment of Harrison prevailed and the bill ap- propriated $67,450 against $49,950 for the bi- ennfum of 1863, an increase of $18,500. The Institute for the Blind at Nebraska City was allowed by the committee’s bill $31,650. The appropriation for 1893 was $36,300. Roddy secured an extra appropria ton of $10,000 for new buildings, The amount recommended by the committee of the whole is $41,950, an increase over 1893 of $5,650. The Institute for Feeble Minded at Beatrice was allowed $57,000 by the committee on finance, ways and means. The appropriation of 1893 was $62,400, but §57,000 goes to the senate for Beatrice, a decrease of $5,400 from tho amount of the 1803 biennium. Harris now moved that $7,500 each allowed for two experiment stations, one at Ogalalla, and one at Culbertson, $15,000 in all. This amendment was lost. Meyers wanted to build an artesian well in the north western part of the state, at a cost of $2,000. Tho committee did not conenr. The fish commission in 1893 recelved an appropriation of $7,700. This year the com- mission asked for, ‘and the committee's bill recommended, $9,800. Howard moved to strike out the entire appropriation. But the motion did not prevail, and Howard moved to reduce the appropriation $1,500, but that amendment fared no bet The bill, as recommended, makes the total appropriation for tho fish commission $8,050. The penitentiary asked for $103,700. The 1893 appropriation was $120.035. The bill 5 to the senate for $103,700, a decrease of at Kearney The bill be miscellaneons _appropriation was made for books and blanks. The ap- propriation of 1893 was $20,000. For ab- stracs and blanks, $2,000, increase $1,000 For prosecuting unauthorlzed insurance com- panies, $500; advertising proposals for state printing, $500; inc . $200. For law jour- nals, $20,000; increase, 2,000, For State Board of Agriculture, $2,000. For up- port of State Horticultural society, $4,000. For Nebraska State Dairymen's association, $4,000. State taxes erroncously paid, 000 increase $1,000 County t surer fees and mileage, $100,000; decrease, $17,000. For fugitives from justice and officers’ fees, $40.- 000; increase, $20,000. 'he following miscellaneous appropriations were also recommended by the ecommittee Support of State Poultry association, xpenses of State Historical society, $2 expenses of state presidential electors in 18 $500; for state sinking fund, for reimbursing the fund for same amount tied up in the Cap. ital National bank, $180.101 setting and repairing capitol boilers, penses of examining county {reasurers’ offices, $3,000; for printing reports of the State Board of Agriculture, $1,500; printing reports of State Historical soclety, §1,000. An appropriation of $30.850 for gas, water, printing, stationery, labor and repairs for the State university was made, which cleans up the permanent fund of that institution. Harrison called ‘ip the matter of appro- priating $12,000 for reappraisement of_state school lands, and that amount was added to the general appropriation bill. The Board of Education lands and funds was allowed $6,000 for serving notices on de- ll!nqucl)l!, advertisipg for futures, postage, etc. The committec of the whole then rose and the house adjourned. WAR AT TH of $10,000 ASYLUM NO NOVELTY. Under Govornor Dawos an Affair Occured Similar to the One Pending. LINCOLN, March 14.—(Special.)—The pres- ent controversy between Dr. Abbott, recently appointed superintendent of the State Hos- pital for the Insane at Lincoln, and Dr. Hay, the present incumbent, calls to mind the celebrated conflict between a former super- intendent and the executive authority in con- nection with the same Institution, On Da- cember 6, 1885, Governor Dawes addressed a letter to the Board of Public Lands and Buildings advising it that he had sum- marily removed for cause H. P. Matthewson The board immediately installed Dr. Hay as acting superintendent” and the trouble com- menced. The session of the Board of Public Lands and Buildings was a stormy one and Dr. Matthewson, who was present, threat- ened all sorts of legal actions. Al the ad- Journment of tke board Dr. Matthewson hur- riedly drove down town for his lawyer and Secretary of State Roggen started with equal haste for the asylum. Roggen had safely ensconsed himself within the walls of th institution before Matthewson arrived, but had no time to ascertain the feelings of the employes. About dusk Dr. Matthewson made his ap- pearance In a carriage. He peremptorily demanded admittance as superintendent. His demand was refused. Then he set up the plea that his wife was seriously ill luside the institution and he asked admission to wait upon her. He was Informed that he might cnter the institution as a private citizen This he refused (o do. Then the burly secretary of state adopted sterner measures. Grasping the bits of th horses attached to the Matthewson carriage, he swung them around and started them toward the city. He then advised Matthew son to cut for the city. All of the employes of the institution had gathered around the carriage, and for a few moments matters assumed a threatening aspect. No one nioved to interfere, however. and Dr. Matthewson reluctantly returned to the city In the meantime Governor started for Grand Island for a conference with Governor-elect’ Thayer, who was to take his seat the following month. General Thayer expressed a desire for the appoint ment of Dr. Knapp, and he was given his commimssion on Dedember 9. Dr. Matthew son lingered in Lineoln for several weeks In a vain endeavor o secure the rejection of Kuapp's appointment, but the senate finally confirmed it E FREMONT Dawes had G WARM, Question of Filligg thy ORees of Dodgo County's Caplial Being Discusied. FREMONT, Mareh’ 14.—(Special) democratic conventfoltwill be held in court house Mond@¥’ cvening, and the ries will held in the various wards day evening. The democrats do not have any avowed candidates for officers, unless It i3 Jaucs Huff, liko to be po 'n‘ e On the republican ¥mn a new ¢ the nomination for city clerk has app=ared in the person of Charles L. Olds. Olds is a rrominent member of the Sons of Veterans orles, and has a strong following among the members of patriogic sqeleties, Mayor Friel will doubtless be reiominated for a third term, A Koya Paha © The e prima- il seem Lo municipal who would wdidate for anty Peop e Want Hel, PRINGVIEW, Neb., March 11.—(Special elegram.)—At a meeting of Keya Paha county eltizens held at the court house hall in Springview yesterday, W. C. Brown, H. J. Skinner, William Lampitt, W. G. Thomas and 0. B, Hallanbeck were ‘elected a_commit- tee to correspond with the sta reliet com- mittee, Chicago Board of ade and ¢ organizations for the purpose of.securing feed and seed for the farmers of this county Harvey Millay was added Lo the committes as secretary. Keya Paha county has 450 fam- ilies who wil! have to have help. Cemocrutic Han.s Divided LINCOLN, March 14.—§p ehil Tcl gra n.)— The pop-democrats held a number of caucuses tonight in different wards. They have served notice on the straight derag that they will not support J. H. Ames, whom the ad- ministration democrats propose o nominate for mayor. They name J. H. Broady as the man around whom (hey propose to rally, an increase of | PROVING AN ALIBI FOR DAVIS Witnesses fwear that Heo Was at Their House When the Wreck Occurred. STATION ~ AGENT'S RECORD MIXED Indications that Suit th. In Showing the Spee; the Train, it Had Been Changed (o Purpose of the Company of COLN, defense L1 March 14.—(Speeial Telegram.) | The in the Davis murder trial rested at noon today. The case will g0 to the jury much sooner than was expected. The feature of the morning was the testimony of Dr. Flippin and his wife. Flippin is a colored man, but his wife, who Is also a dector, is a white woman. They both swore that Davis was at their house between 7:30 and § o'clock on the evening of August 8 to pay a bill of 50 cents. It was at this hour the Ryan brothers swore they saw Davis walking on the Union Pacific track with a gun or crowbar on his shoulder. This evi- dence was for the purpose of establishing an alibi. W. T. Stevens had looked over the track the next morning and found that many of the spikes fitted the holes loosely. He had ob- served a general slant of from 200 to 400 de- grees in the spike holes, and illustrated this slant to the jury. Witness Halton, on being recalled, testified that he had not signed an affidavit for the Rock Island road saying that the wreek was not caused by any negligence on the part of the road or its empl Georse Washingto: Davis seemed to breathe casior aiter the alibi went to the jury and, for the first time since the trial began, showed some slight animation. In the afternoon W. H. Sullivan testified that e was near the scene of the wreck the following Sunday, and that at the west end of the bridge, where the pile driver and en- gine would pass over the first joint, it sank i inch or two out of level, rising imme- liatcly after the engine had passed. The first pile under the bridge was 6x8 or Sx8. CAUSED A SENSATION. A sensation was produced when G. W. Full- bright, who was called in rebuttal, said he wished to take back all he had sworn to Had gone to tho bridge tais morning with Andy Linquist and discovered he was mis- taken, Quite a number of witnesse rebuttal. N, J. Young, sta Rokeby for the Rock Island, train was on time. Asked how he knew, he said that his record would show It. He howed the same to attorneys for the di- fense, who detected that it had been tam- pered with: that the last two figures had been erased and replaced by others. The record showed the time to h been 9:22 p. m.,- but_this flatly contradicted the evidence f Harry Toote and Plutz. Young said he had erazed (he figures because Cney had be- come dim; that he had traced them ver, made a blot and replaced the same figures. R. W. Young, re- called by the state, produced a time table which showed the hour of arrival to have been 9:40. The counsel for the defense and state will likely use all of tomorrow in summing up and the case may be given to the jury’ tomorrow night. AS TO AURORA MUNICIPAL AFFAIRS, were called in on agent at said that the Approaching City Electlon Wil Tarn on Question of Liconse. AURORA, b, March 14.—(Special)— The approaching city election this spring scems to awaken a lively interest. For sey- eral years the license party has won by quite 1 large majority, and this year every scheme that can be devised to knock them out is being resorted to. Monday night the re- publicans called a convention to nominate a partisan ticket, but they were outvoted and the meeting adjourned by those who did not want to see a political contest in city affairs. Tuesday night the anti-license people held a caucus, but less than a dozen were present and they adjourned without nominating. Last night a call for a non-partisan convention to nominate city officers drew out a large crowd of those who wish to test the question of “license” or “no license” as a separate clause on the ticket. They placed in nomina- tion for mayor, T. J. Forbes; clerk, J. P. Cunningham; treasurer, J. Pusey Chapman; city engineer, D. B. Parks; councilman, First ward, V. C. Swanson; Second, George Ven- ters; Third, D. E. Bucklin and A. B. Mun- son. Tonight the license party will make nominations and the fight will be on. AGAINST Allegation that e Committed Fraud at Beatrico Not Sustaine BEATRICE, March 14.—(Special Telegram.) —W. J. Austin of Omaha, a representative of the American Sewed Shoe company, who was ested a couple of wecks since upon a charge of perjury, had a hearing In county court today and was discharged, the prosecu- tion being unable to establish the fact that the defendant signed or swore to the state- ments set forth for the purpose of obtaining @ writ of replevin for certain articles in the Liddicott shoe stock, which statements it NO CASE W. J. AUSTIN. was claimed by the prosccution were wholly false. The notary whose seal and signature were upon the paper was unable to identify Anstin as the party whose acknowledgment was taken, and as there appeared to be no other witness to the signature the bottom droppd out of the case, Watorioo WATERLOO, Neb., M The Waterloo Creamery finished putting in a cream separator. The company intends putting in a pasteurising plant and bottling works this spring. These improvements will cost $1,000. Andrew Foster, who has been confined to bed with scarlet fever, is improving, Local implement dealers report business picking up on account of the late snow and iein Mr vivies rch 14.—(Special)— company has just hi Arkland has bought 160 acres south of Valley and intends putting it in sugar beets this yea S, P. ¢ one acr estate; ¢ Mry morning niece, at of Schuyler has bought twenty- west of town from the Murphy sideration, $1,300, T. Sweet went § to Elkhorn to attend the marriage of this her Rentrigo Kepublican Primuries. BEATRICE, March 14.—(Special Telegram.) fho republican eity primaries were held today. A reasonably good vote was polled in all the precinets. There was a warm con- test in the Fourth ward with Morrison for mayor on one side, and Scott for treasurer and illagpie for police &¢ on tho other, the Sco t-Gillaspie deleg winning the day In the Second ward the contest was hetween M. E. Shultz and F. N. Prout, candidates for mayor, Prout carrying the ward by a vote of 115 to 70. The convention will convene to- wrow evenin and the Indications are that b will be tominated for mayor aud J. | Puillips for clerk P H oposad 14 g by the stockhold-rs Agricultural association it was decided to hold a falr this year, and a resolution solicitivg the hearty co-operation of every citizen of the county was adopted. The offizers elected were President, C. G. Dorsey; vice presidents, John Sheve and 7. B. Bssex; secretary, L. B, Wheeler; treasuter, A. W. Bradt; board of managers, 0. E.| Wheeler, C. N \uvry and E. F. Davls Gage County BEATRICE, March cling held last evenin the Gage County m of ance Cancus. INDIANOLA, Neb., March 14.—(Special Telegram.)—At the temperance caucus to- night the following city ticket was noml- nated: Mayor, Frank Powell; clerk, G. S, Bishop; treasurer, J. J. Wilson; police judge, C. W. Beck; engineer, E. 8. Hlll; council men, First ward, Willis Gassard; Sccond ward, James Hetherington. To Develop € hudr CHADRON, Neb., March 14.—(Special)— Chadron, not content with the four lar manufacturing plauts which bave been con- tracted for and which will cost over $1,000, 000, and will all be completed this year, is now turning its attention to the deveiop- Nutural Kesources. ment of its surrounding natural resources It has been known for a long time that this section of the country abounded in a peculiar kind of clay, which many thought would be a sultable material for coloring paints, ete., but it devolved upon Messrs. Stanton, Ham flton and Tubbs to take the matter in hand After much careful research and tests of the material, these gentlemen have commenced active operations upon a crushing plant, which will be in operation by May 1. The materlal is a very hard clay coming out in irregular cubes or chunks, and six distinct colors hav en found upon the property now owned by the concern. They are two shades of red, two of yellow and one each of drab, and slate color, and are all found on a piece of ground of not over thirty acres, Over a year ago they were offered by a reliable house a market for the crushed preparation at from $18 to $40 per ton. The value of the plant they will open will excoed $3,000 and will be enlarged as the success enterprise admits UNC SAM IS AFTER HIM, Attorney ffaddock of Genova Worked n Chain Letter ¥cheme. GENEVA, Neb, March 14.—(Special)— This city bas a sprightly young attorney who {s gaining an unenviable reputation by a “chain letter' scheme which he recently contrived. J. M. Haddock, hailing from some town in eastern Iowa, put out his shingle here some five months ago. Business did not seem to turn his way rapidly, and finding time heavy on his hands the young fellow re- sorted to crooked ways. He wrote three letters to as many ladies fn different parts of the country, stating that a certain eccen- tric gentleman in this neighborhood, well on in years, had been presented by his wife with twins—a boy and a girl. They were th first children, and the dictionary had been searched in vain for suitable names for the little ones. The old gentleman had author- fzed him, his attorney, to offer a prize of $100 to the party who should suggest accept- able names, The party receiving the letter might become a contestant for the prize by copylng the letter three times, changing headline and date, and sending them to as many other pa an by forwarding to J. M. Haddock, Geneva, Neb, the name which she had to offer and a postage stamp Just what the postage stamp was for was not fully explained in the letter. Uncle Sam is after the young fellow, claiming that he has improperly used the United States mail No such parties as Haddock mentions in his letter live here. The twins were never born. Young Horsr Thie YORK, Neb., March 14.—(Special)—Dep- uty Sherift Robinson was called to Seward yesterday to take charge of the parties who stole several horses from Charles Devine a few mights ago. Robinson returned in_the afternoon, and was panied by both of the thieves. Th but mere boys, Carl and Osborne Knispel, brothers., Their hearing will take place be- fore County Judge Montgomery today The regular monthly social and business meeting of the Presbyterian Young People’s Soclety of Christian Endeavor was held at the home of Mrs. J. C. Carnahan last even- ing. After the business of the evening had been disposed of, a splendid program was rendered, all of which was in German. A large crowd was present. The Congregational Young People's S of Christian Endeavor held a Tuesday evening at the residence Chessman. Miss Ida Oppfelt was called to Keokuk to- day by a telegram. She will accept a posi- tion in a large millinery establishment. AND NOW Captured. in ciety meeting on of G. P. Ashland €in: usly IHurt. ASHLAND, Neb., March 14.—(Speeial. Yesterday John Kliszer was engaged in feed- ing the saw at a sawmill on the timber farm of Charles Depner, when a board was hurled with terrific force, striking Kliszer on the chin, inflicting a gash from the mouth down to his throat. Elwin Pulney today returned from Arkan- sas, where he moved somo time ago to reside, but after giving the state a fair trial, con- cluded Nebraska was the garden spot of tho world, and returned to Saunders county. Q. S. Lovelady, who purchased a farm in Oklahoma some ilme ago, has sold out and returned to Ashland, and will farm this com- ing season in Saunders, west of this city. Ashland is all worked up over the actions of somo of the students who are entered in the ““home oratorical contest” for March 22. They are vigorously trying to have one of the contestants ruled out, because they want Ashland to be represented in the same class this year as previously. However, it is held by the thinking people that the complaint is ungrounded. Schuyler Notes and Personals SCHUYLER, Neb., March 14.—(Special)— Mrs, Cynthia Bryant, an old resident of Schuyler, has sold her property in Schuyler and will return to her old home in Pennsyl- vania to live. In the bridge across the Platte the floor and bannisters which were removed before the fc2 broke have heen restored, all liability to_injury from the ice being passed. The first signs of activity among carpenters is shown by Montgomery & Woods, who have begun the erection of a dwelling houze for B. Washburn of Grant precinct. He will leave his old homestead in charge of his son and retire from farm life. Republican and democratic caucuses for nominations for city and school board officers for the ensuing year are called for Saturday night. The proceeds of the lecture delivered by Rev. Mr. Hickey Monday night were $35. Dewitt fcenso Fight, DEWITT, Neb, March 14.—(Special)— There was held in this city last night a caucus of the license element to put in nomi- nation a high license ticket for city coun An enthusiastic meeting was had and following ticket placed in the fleld: Louis Gerhardt, William Wild, dgar Rossiter, John Doering and Robert Hudson, The ticket Is a very strong one and it is said the prohibition law which has been in operation here for the past year will not he repeated. Gerhardt was elected 1o a position on the council at last spring's election, but resigned on account of the attitude of that body toward prohibition. tire Coartut Ciay Contar, OLAY CENTER, Neb, March 14.—(Spe- cial)—The spring term of the distriet court of Clay county opened Tuesday, with a large attendance. The docket contains about 100 cases, THE SHAKERS’ TREATMENT FOR DYSPEPSIA, More than a hundred years ago the §h ers established one of their colonies or fami- lies among the beautiful hills of Columbia county, New York. Removed from the bustl and worry of the out world, th tient and peaceful prople have devot time largely to the study and investigation of th: drugs with which our American wools are so abundantly supplied We read a great deal in the papers nowa- days about remedies for the blood, for rheus matism, for kidney trouble, for neuralgia for asthma, for consumption, and u tho sand and one other diseascs, but it remained for the Shakers to discover that these di cases in must cases caused by poisons developed from the fermentation and pu trefaction of food in the stom which has not n properly dig 1 other words from indigestion. We all know that tainted meat and it makes no differenc become spoiled from exp because it has latn ach 1t theref we would cure thes o8, et us put ‘an axe to the root of the tr In other words so strengthen the digestiy organs that they will properly perform taeir functior n aches and paing, weakness and nervousness will properly glve way to health and streugth As soon ns carcful observation had con- vinced the Shakers that thelr theory was correct, they set about to devise a harmless vemedy, which should act as a tonic to the digestive organd. The now ramous Shaker Digestive Cordial was the result It you are a confirmed invalid ing fust what fs the tic unhappy souls wh a ed after a hearty meal It cannot hurt th ) prompt laced 1 their ther it in a undi m dlseas- not know- r one of those ionally distress- this prop most delicate child its effects that the small 10-cent 8an of the druggists 0 the beneht will 1 that it will ontinued ¢ what your trouble may is the tone and stren stive organs 18 the frst essential to YecOVery, Shake hottles ir of the | James Graham and | FAVORABLE FOR FARMERS Recent Snows and Severe Weather Im- proves the foil's Condition, MUCH MELLOWED BY CONSTANT FREEZING In the Vicinity of North Loup Agricul- turalists Aro Inclined to Look Upon | the Situation as Quite Enconraging. NORTH LOUP, Neb., March 14.—(Speolal.) At hour yesterday morning a drop in the mercury began, and a fine, dry &now continued to fall, rapldity during the of sun- shine intervened, total of the fall scarcely covered the ground. Sufficiont froezing has taken place to pres vent further plowing for the present. The surface wetting, which the ground has recofved from the late rafn, coupled with the present hard freezing, a combination of con- ditions not common here in the spring, will glve the soil a mellowness pecullarly favors able to agriculture. Even now the surface of the flells in many places Is in a mue finer conditlon than is attainable in the soils of the east after subjecting them to all the { modern farm machinery, and by the advent of mild weather they will be as mellow as a garden, A peculiar feature of the ald business {8 the complaint that comes from the pensioner class, especlally those who recelve but & meager amount. The complaint has been based on the fact that, whils the pension was, in such cascs, entirely inadequate to supply sufficient necessarles for a comfortable sub- sistence, it debarred the recipient from any benefits of the state relief supplies. Now, owever, the local board is operating under A very liberal construction of the regula- tions, and are attempting to work in a com- mon sense way without the encumbrance of | anny ng technicalities, GORDON, Neb., March 14 gram.)—This section of country treated to a severe cold snap. It has been nowing since Monday night more or less, but the wind has not been blowing and the now has not drifted. The thermometer reg- istered 12 degri below zero this morning. Cattle are in good condition, and all the ranchmen have plenty of hay to feed through until grass comes, AURORA, Neb., March 14.—(Special)—A small-sized blizzard was on yesterday, the mercury going down to zero In the evening. About a half inch of snow fell an early with more or Frequent gleame however, and the less day day's (Special Tele- has been SEED GRAIN (OR Massachusotts n Anxious to Materially Assist Nebraskn Farmers. ot March 14.—(Special Telegram.) J. H. Gregory of Marblehead, Mass., has written two letters to L. . Ludden, sec- retary of the relief commission, in which he ofiers to donate a large quantity of garden seed to Nebraska farmers. In his last letter ho says, in part: “I wrote you this morning that T would nd you sced in packages, sufficient to give 00 famil en on_certain_conditions, A liberal friend will_enable me to make it 1,000 lots or more. Every family In the af- flicted district must and” shall have a good garden. The only thing I fear is lest the Kindness of tho express companies be ex- hausted by so much sending.’ The Board of Transportation today filed an appeal in error in the supreme court against the Union Pacific and its receivers, in the transfer switch case at Schuyler, which was decided adversely to them in the court below. Blale Th DESTITU s Nentenced. BLAIR, Neb., March 14.—(Special Tele- gram.)—Judge Blair sentenced three crim- inals to the penitentiary today, who were con- victed of burglary at this term of court. Vint Smith pleaded guilty to breaking into Sas Bros.’ store and got eleven years. This is not his first offense. Charley Bovee got ten years, and Charles Lewis three ycars, both having been convicted of breaking into a crib and stealing corn from the farmers, Judgo Blair, in passing sentence on the corn thieves, sald would havo to give thieves in Washington county a good lesson. It has had the effect of breaking up an organized gang, which has now got scared and dis- banded. The sentences meet with general approval. Court adjourned until April 23, URIC ACID INTHE BLOOD The Caus:— of Rheu- matism, Gout and Pneumonia. How Does It Get Into the Blood ? Because the Kidneys Do Not Throw It Off. Strengthen the Kidneys and You Cure the Disease. The Only Known Remedy Is Warner’s Safe Cure. And If You Are Suffering You Are Not Wise If You Fail To Takn it. RUPTURE PERMANENTLY CURED Ay PAY NO PAY UNTIL CURED WE REFER YOU T0 B,000 PATIENTS: ‘Write for Bank References. EXAMINATION FREE. 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