Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, March 19, 1895, Page 2

that a United States deputy marshal may have to make the arrests it warrants are Bworn out The, fury empaneled by Coroner Evans of Keya Paha county returned a verdict yester day that Mrs, Holton came to her death by hanging, and that the deed was committed by person or persons to the jury unknown. It is learned that a sum of money, about $60, was found npon her body, and that a Colt’s revolver recently purchased by the dead woman could not be found. The house had evidently been ransacked by the lynch ing party. PAST PLAY( ROUND OF THE RUSTLER, Bit of History of the Co Lynching O The conditions out of erime has been evolved hav the carly settlement of the county by cattlemen. The proximity of the In dian reservation and the broken character of much of the country it peculiarly adapted to of rustlers. They settlers and run the the re 1, where The plan was also made to work both ways and they etole ponies from the Indians and brought them into the brakes of the Nio brara, where they could easily be concealed until such time as they could be disposed of This condition of affairs continued until lor after the country was fairly well settled, it was freely charged that a large per c of the people were either actively with the rustlers or sympathiz:d with them. The inevitable outgrowth of this condition was the formation of a vigilanc: committ Charges were freely made by some parties fn that section of the country that the vigi lance committec itself was composed largely of rustlers, who had adopted that method of diverting suspicion from themselves, and an other organization was formed. Charges and counter charges were made by the members of two organizations that the other was composed of rustlers, the truth of which will probably never be known. One thing only is certain—and that is that the business of cat- tle stealing has flourished Intermittently in the section bordering on the Niobrara river from ity source to its mouth ever since there were caltle there to steal. Both the rustlers and claimed to have had organizations extending over the entire territory named, and in years past lynchings and mysterious killings which have never been explained have been numer- ouis, and Keya Paha county has had its full share of them. The county in which this crime was com- mitted 15 far removed from the railroad and telegraph and there are no towns near from rred. which this terr their origin in clos rendered th stole operations from th stock off over into it was lost track of. enga the vigilantes are which Information could be readily secured. | nd of such a character that it is not improbable that this will be only one more added to the list of violent deaths that have occurred in that portion of the state which will never be explained or brought home to any one. It s thinly settle PREPARING FOR THE SCOTT TRIAL. Attornoy General Churchill at Butte and Will tiring the Case Up There. BUTTE, Neb., March 18.—(Speclal Tele- gram.)—Attorney General Churchill and Dell Afken of Atkinson arrived in town this even ing and are busily engaged in preparation for the prosecution of the Barrett Scott lynchers. Additional and important evidence has been discovered bearing on th which the state is not yet ready to diselo: The at- torney general is in consultation with County Attorney Wills tonight and will arrive at a decision as to the possibility of dismissing the case in Holt coun instituting new proceedings here, as outlined exclusively in The Bee Sunday. Dell Afken, in conversation with a Bee cor- respondent, sald that the prosecution could not prove that the murder was actually com- mitted in Holt county, and, aside from the body belng found in this county, there is pre- sumptive evidence that the murder was com- mitted in Boyd county and not in Holt. it S man Gifts to Fool the Publie. _The condemning of alum as an unwhole- some ingredient in baking powders by the government authorities ag well as by phy- siclans generally has not deterred manufac- turers of such powders from foisting them on an unsuspecting public. Following Is a partial list of the alum powders found in the stores: “Chicago Yeast,” “Kenton” “‘Grant's Bon Bon,” “Hotel,” “Taylor's One Spoon,” *Cli- Puff,” “Snow Ball.” “Giant,” “Crown,” “Unrivaled,” *“Silver K., *“Forest City,” “Mon- “‘Manhattan,” “Milk,” ** “Davis’ O. K. ©.; Hatchet,” “Rocket,” enna,” ‘“White Rose,” etc It is safe to reject all brands sold with a prize. All powders sold at 25 cents or less a pound are sure to be made of alum. Dr. Wiley, the government chemist, in his of- fielal examination of baking powders at th World's fair, threw out all “alum powder. classing them as unwholesome. BUSY HOURS FOR “Town Talk,"” FIREMEN. Called Out Four Times in Specdy Sucees- son Last Evenin The fire department was kept busy last night from 7 o'clock to 9:30 in answering fire alars, no less than four being turned in in that length of time. The first fire was at South Twenty- socond street, in a cottage owned by John Thomas and occupled by Dr. C. Rils. The fire was caused by sparks from a chimney and did §50 damage. The second alarm was turned in a few minutes before 9 o'clock. The fire was In a stable in the rear of 2111 Harney street, owned by Joel West. The premises were o cupled by Mike Serr, who was absent at the time of the fire. The stable was almost en tirely destroved, and a horse belonging to Serr was burned to death, The total lops will not exceed $150. Just as the second fire was extinguished and before all the companios had been or- dered to return to their houses, two morc alarms were turned in in quick su rsslon, one from Eleventh stre nd Capitol ave- nue, and the other from Sixteenth street and Capitol avenue. The alarm from Sixteenth street and Capitol avenue was for a fire in the store of Eastman & Co., 308 North Six teenth. The loss was $25. The fire starte in the back part of the and the only damage done was the burning of a portion of the partitlon. The only losa to the stock which is slight, was caused by the smoke, The fire at Eleventh street and Capitol avenue was in a stable, and was estinguished before any damage was done. The new colored company had another wild chase last night In trying to find the st fire, The alarm was read wrong and the first place the company made for was Twen- tieth and Dodge, and being unable to find any fire at that point it then drove to Twenty- ninth and Doreas, to No. 10 engine house, and from there directed to ‘the place of the fire. The company also made a wild run to the second fire and arrived too late to be of any assistance. It was, however, fortunats enough to be the first at the Eleventh street and Capitol avenue fire, and was permitted to have full swa; - Grafion Notes and Personuls. ORAFTON, Neb, March 18.—(Special)— Behool closed Friday for one week's vacation. Amos Combs, intermediate teacher, has re- algned his position in favor of his wife, to take effect for the remainder of the year. ¢ Messra. Charles and Willlam Bosserman left Saturday for a week's visit Buperior. Miss Maggle Carney, who st year In Washington, . ome last week. Miss Grace Smith, who has attended Grafton school this winter, loft fur her home in Hamilton county teday. R. A. Stuckey, chemistry professor, been quite ill, but is recovering, Mr. Layman's weekly class in psychology elosed Friday evening. has spent the returned has Wild Geoso Flying at Waterloa, WATERLOO, Neb., March 18.—(Special.)— Wild geeso aro beginning to fly. J. W. Corliss' test of alfalfa as a pasture on his farm south of town is being watched with much Interest, as a number of pastures were badly burned iast year, and it is not ex pected they will produce much this year. R Mevements of Seageing Yessels, Murch 18 At Glasgow—Arrived—Corean, from Phila- delphia. ‘At Bremen—Arrived--Braunschwein, New York. At Gibraltar—Arrived—Werra, from New Nork for Geuoa, from atry Where the | the | in | THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: TU ISDAY, JUST LUMPED THE CLAINS House Finds Seriatim Consideration of Supply Bills Too Tedious, TOOK THE COMMITTEE'S WORD FOR T Will Recommend that Ev at Prices Charged i Coy for During t ything Bo Paid Sifting and Ad- pittecs Called o Day. roment LINCOLN, March 18.—(Special.)—The man- { ner in which the report of the committee on claims was rushed through the house today is the subject of considerable sarcastic com ment this evening. It was being considered in the committee of the whole, and all the | | small items were bunched to the front. But | when the large amounts like the State Jour nal's bills for legislative supplies were reached, on motion of Chapman, further read- tng was suspended and even the “bluff” made | at consideration abandoned. The State Journal's other bills, for $2,19 $2,042.45, $1,112.50 and $1,749.89, together with the pr 2,108, making $7,703.00 in o1l for jeg'siative supp 125, were not read, bu: wera hustled through on Chapman's motion. Howard, one of the committee on claims, wished to amend, but was out of the hall at tha time and was too late, The “sifting committee,” the personnel of which will not be made known until tomor- row, ¢ tes no little excitement among those who have favorite bills in which they are interested. The motion to appoint this com- mittee was carried by a fair majority, but there was much bitter cpposition to it on the | floor. But four days remain for the house | Within the sixty-day limit, and, with over | 200 bills on general file ft will be readily |seen that it is impossible to give them all | the consideraticn which good legislation re quires, The sifting committes will, of course, bo an arbitrary body, but tne standing ruls {of the house will permit every member inter- | osted in any measure to appear before it and advocate his bill. That there will be some drastic declsions, goes without ng. FOR A SECOND SOLDIERS HOME The discussion of the measure to_locate |a branch of the Soldiers' home at Milford ,l\x'uughl out congiderable information that | haa coucealed for quite a period of the active lobbyists for the measure, h of Adams read two letters from two | posts in his county denying that they were in favor of the bill. Griffith sald that it | rad come to his knowledge that it was the intention of the pushers of the measure to run the Milford home on a cheap basis and come into the next legislature with a demand for a heavy appropriation. Cole sald he had understood that the bill was “loaded,” but did not know that it was a fact, consequently he should support the measure The bill, as a_whole, authorizes the state to lease a building at Milford, at present owned by a sanitarfum company. Section 1 | provides” that within thirty days after the passage of the act there shall be a lease made to the state free of charge for two years of the sanitarium, park and springs, together with the brick and stone building, three stories high, “‘with attic, stone base- ment and plazzas.” Section 2 provides that the Board of Public Lands and Buildings, with the consent of the governor, shail ap- point a commandant, who shall recelve $300 a year for his services. Section 4 provides that the sum of $8,000 shall be appropriated to carry out the provisions of the act. An amendment was offered making the rent for the building $300 a year after the first two years, although the original bill provided for a payment of only $640 a year for ten years from the period when the rental should com- mence. It is true, as Wait brought out in the discussion, that the encampment at Has- tings recently endorsed the Milford propo- sition. But at the time of this action nearly all of the delegates to-the encampment had gone home, and but a handful remalned to lobby this endorsement through. Governor Holcomb today notified the house that he had signed senate file No, 20, to regu- late the practice of dentistry; house roll No. 383, appropriating Lincoln property to the German Evangelical Lutheran church, and house roll No. 99, by Burns of Lancaster, ap- propriating Lincoln land to the Congregation B'nal Jeshurem. TALKING OF THE END. Cole moved this morning that a committee of five be appointed to act with a similar committee from the senate to arrange for a time for sine die adjournment and prepare a resolution to that end. The motion pre- vailed. The speaker announced that the senate had requested the return of senate file No. 129, by McKesson, providing that the corporate Hmits of cities of the first class shall itute one district for the purpose of asscssment, and that the same would be done unless there vere objections. There being quite a num- Der of objections, the bill was retained in the 15, vious following senate files were ordered to geueral file: , by Hahn, Mongolian pheasants. No. 40, by Smith, providing for the pur ment of house breakers. No. 25, by Dale, providing that all warrants shall draw interest from date of presentation. No. 45, by Grabam, providing that judg- ments of district courts shall operate as liens upon real estate. No. 54, by Lebr, making valid oaths and acknowledgements (akea before commissioners of_decds. No. 173, by Watson, to legalize proclama- tlons, acts and doings of the Kovernor of Ne- oraska, No. 118, by Lehr, to create a ditch fund in the several counties of the state, No. 27, relating to the establisiment of a soldiers’ Telief commission, No. 13, by Pope, providing for the sale of pure food and drugs, No. 163, by Granham, providing for the care of imbecile children, Senate file No. 112, by Hiteheock, providing that county judges in counties of more than 10,000 inhabitants shall be regularly admitied | and practicing lawyers for two years prior to thelr election, was recommended for passage Ly the committee. Higgins, Suter and a num- ber of others opposed the measure and it was finally Indefinitely postponed, OMAMA'S CHARTER HAS A CHANCE, roll No. 133, the Omaha charter, was the occasion of a sharp discussion. The committee had recommended the bill for file. It was moved to make it a al order for 2 p. m. Wednesday. This was amended to make it a special order for 7:50 Wednesday even.ng, but It did not pre- vail, and the Omaha charter bill was made & special order for 2 p. m. Wednesd Howard moved that house roll No. 208, by Mung:r, providing for a proper defense of (he maximum rate suits now pending in the courts, be made & special order for tomorrow at 11 o'clock a m. Zink of Johnson moved that house roll No. 288, providing for bounties for wolf scalps and those of other wild animals, be considered at the same time. Upon this motion Barry demand'd a roll call. The motion was caried by a vote of b4 to 13, Senate flle No. 134, by Hahn that clalns agalnst cities must be to and veritied, Was ordered to the °. S:nate file No. 108, providing for the gov- | erning of master plumbers and the super- vision of plumbing and drainage, and senate file No. 124, by Smith, to pension firemen of bald fire departments, ‘were placed on general The following house rolls were ordered to the general file N 640, by Ricketts, a joint resolution for an amcudment to the constitution pro- viding that the legislature may authorize | lies to frame charters, not to become operative until they have bsen ratified by the voters of the municipality affected. No. 843, by Orion, providing for the asse ment and taxation of sleeping and dining cars used and operated in the state of Ne- braska No. 673, by Ricketts, providing for the di- vislon of counties not under township organi- zatlon into voting districts. No. 58, by McVicker, providing that county treasurers shall be collectors within thelr respective distriets, No. 572, by Benedict, to designate a com- missioner of immigration, provide a bureau for the same and appropriating $12,000 for the purpose. CONSIDERING THE CLAIMS BILLS. {v for the protection of providing certified general The house then went Into committee of the hole on the special order of the day, house | they came from the street raillway company rolls 611 and 612, with Ashby in the chair These are the miscellaneous claims bills with amendments, presented by the commit tee. A majority of the items were for taxes refunded and claims for overpayments by various counties, The Burlington road was allowed $1,814.38 for transportation of the Nebraska National Guard Willlam H. Burns was allowed $1,500 for ontract work on well at the penitentiary. This is the contract assigned by Representa tive Joseph Burns to his son prior to taking his seat as a member of the legislature Warden Deemer allowed $4,465.31 rebuilding the penitentiary work shop. Over $1,000 worth of claims for labor on the senate and representative halls were al- lowed by the committee, Howard of the committee made a statement that the bills were showered in without date, tharg- | ing $250 a day, and O. Kd. by Head Janitor Grinnell. The committee at | first cut these bills to $1.50 per day, but fubsequently restored them to $2.50 Pending further discussion the committee rose, asked leave to sit again and the house took . recess until 2 p. m. Following recess the house resumed, in committee of the whole, with Harrison in’ the | chalr, consideration of bills, and house roll | No. 430, Rouse’s printing bill, which had been recommitted for amendment, —was recom mended for passage. House roll No, 284, by Merrick, providing for a branch of the Sol diers’ and Sailors’ home at Milford, was taken up. The bill provides for an appropriation of $8,000 for the purpose of carrying the law into effect. Merrick described the building | offered for rent by the Sanitarium company, | and dwelt upon the overcrowded condition of | the Grand Island home. He said that the government appropriated $100 aplece to the inmates of soldiers’ homes, and that the ques- tion had been raised concerning the legality of the measure. He had consulted the at- torney general and been told that there was no donbt of the legality of the bill, and that cach inmate would receive the $100 allow- ance. The bill was recommended to pass, House roli No. 583, by Suter, authorizing county boards to make special assessments for the benefit of drouth sufferers, was rec- cmmended for passage. The committee of the whole then resumed consideration of house roll No. 611, from the committee on claims. Without completing a revision of the items line by lin2, th com- mittee of the whole recommended No. 611 for passage. House roll No. 612, from the com- mitteo on claims, making appropriations for the payment of miscellansous items of in- debtedness, bounties on scilps of wild ani- mals, office fees for the return of fugitives, ete, was recommended for passage without consideratio®, and the committee rose and re- ported. CALLED FOR A SIFTING Harrison, from the committee on rules, moved that a “sifting” committee of filteen be appointed to act with a l'ke committee of the senate, to go through the list of pending bills and select the most important for fmma- dlate action. This was the occasion of a heated debate. Two attempts were made to lay the matter over until tomorrow morning and for twenty-four hours, but both were de- feated. By a vote of 45 to 14 the motion of Harrison was carried, which authorizes the appointment of the sifting committee. On motion of Robinson the request of the senate for the return of senate file No. 129 was granted. House roll No. 632, the last division of the general appropriation bill, was read for the third time and passed by a vote of 76 to 7. The senate amendments to house roll No. 287, Judd’s seel grain note blll, were con- curred in. The house then adjourned. BAL was for COMMITTEE. BLANKET OT IS LAID ASIDE. Bills Amending the ction Law ¥odefi- nitely Postponed In the Senate. LINCOLN, March 18.—(Special;)—The pro- posed amendments to the Nebraska version of the Australian ballot system came up for a cool reception in the senate this afternoon. All of the bills proposing such amendments had been made a special order for this after- noon. There were five of them, two of them providing for a “blanket ballot” and the others making slighter changes in the pres- ent law. The two blanket laws were somewhat com- plex, and aside from the general fact that both provide that the voter may vote his party ticket straight with a single scratch of his pen, both bills seemed to be but little understood. Graham, author of one of the bills, stated that since he had introduced the bill several doubts had arisen in his mind as to the ad- visabllity of passing it. He did not care to discuss the bill himself, and would make no motion for Its disposition until it had been discussed by others, The senate, by a large majority, was not in favor of the blanket ballot, but before the bills were indefinitely postponed a warm dis- cussion ensued, including a_lively personal tilt between McKesson and Wright of Lan- caster. McKeeby opposed the bills providing for a blanket ballot. The present law, he as- serted, was now well understood by the voters. A new law would only result in con- fusion. He would not favor the bills unless it could be proven absolutely that they would guarantee a republican majority in Nebraska for the next fifteen years. UNDER WHICH EMBLEM. Graham explained his bill, especially that part referring to the adoption of an emblem by each party. The republicans, he said, would very naturally select an eagle, the democrats a rooster and the popullsts, as a matter of course, a donkey. Wright was extremely earnest in his op- position to the blanket ballot. It was the first duty of the state, he sald, to see that men notoriously unfit for office should not be elected. A blanket ballot merely made it easy for such men to secure office. It is casy to buy a large floating vote under a blanket baliot system, but not so easy when each voter has to express a choice for each candidate separately. The interests of fair clections and good public policy would not be conserved by any radical amendments to the present law. McKesson was not exactly in favor of the blanket ballot, but he wanted some radical changes made In the present law. He favors some change that would enable the voter to more intelligently express his choice for his | party’s nominees. To illustrate, he explained | that in the recent election he received forty- | eight more votes than his colleague, Wright, simply use his own name commenced with “M" and the latter's with “W." Under a better system, he declared, the man whose name began with a letter way down in the | alphabet would not labor under the disad- | vantages he does at present. WRIGHT'S HONEST SENTIMENT. Wright again took the floor to speak against the blanket ballot, He declared that | rallroad to pay over the trust fund, amount- | Colorado & Texas railroad receivers of the | had not been able to gainsay the blanket ballot was a step in the wrong | direction. The tendency of the law should be | to raise the standard of intelligence demanded | of the voter. The blanket ballot would tend | to lower that standard. The money power, he said, was straining every point to secure possession of the country. The corporations were encroaching far into the domain of politics. The man who was so ignorant that | he must be given the chance to vote a party | ticket straight ought not to be allowed to| vote. McKesson sald he remembered in the last campaign bis colleague from Lancaster | county had uttered no such platitudes. He accepted all the votes he could get, whether or the paupers on the bottoms. After some further parlianentary compli- cations, in which several motions, six amend- ments, three substitutes, several points of order and a motion to table the whole sub- ject became hopelessly entangled, all of the bills proposing to amend the Australian bal- lot law were indefinitely postponed, the vote standing 20 to 11 A motion to appoint a committee of five to coufer with a like committes from the house with reference to fixing a time for final ad- journment was voted down. Dr. Price's Cream Baking Powder Is a synonym for purity, strength and perfection - Threatened Jall Lellvery Preventen. BEATRICE, March 18.—(Special Tele- gram.)—At a late hour last night a genteel looking young fellow made application at the police station for lodging. He was locked in the main room of the ecity fail, and be- tween 3 and 4 o'clock this morning a member of the night force happened to go into the Jall and found & number of bricks torn out of the west wall. The young man, who gives his name as Charles Willlams, was then locked ‘in a cell. Although he denies all knowledge of the break in the wall, the offi- clals belleve that he is a pal of the two fel- lows held for stealing a trunk, and who were locked in cells at the time, and that he sought lodging us a pretext to making it pos- sible for them (o make thelr escape today. | and powder; add rice to the preparation, mix DAVIS JURY FAILS T0 AGREE Stood Sevefi' t§ Five in Favor of the Prismer's fontcnoe, TRAIN WRECKER HAS ANOTHER SHOW Trust Fund feld by the Ur Colorado and Texas Restraint Bonds Ordered Pald to General Dodge. on Pacific on LINCOLN, March 18.—(Special Tele gram,)—After being out forty-nine hours, the jury in the Davis murder trial reported that | they could ot agree, and Judge Holmes dis charged them. They were sent to the Capital hotel at 2 o'clock today with instructions to come to reement if possible. They stood soven to five in favor of acquittal, which is | the same proportion illustrated by the first ballot taken. The case will be for a new trial tomorrow. GOT UNION PACIFIC TRUST FUNDS, The federal court reconvened this morning Judge Dundy presiding. A motion was heard on the part of Granville Dodge for an order directing the receivers of the Unfon Pacific ing to $27,920.57, now due. Pending the liti- gation over the validity of the bonds of the Union Pacific Railway company held a trust fund amounting to $30,000. As those bonds have now been declared valid Judge Dundy made the order asked for fn favor of Dodge as holder of the coupons, a trifie over $200 having been deducted from the full amount of the fund as an offset owed to the Union Pacific for freight shipments, which made the order call for but $27,920.67. The title of the case is Oliver Ames, second, against the receivers of the Union Pacific Rallway com- pany. Judge Dundy says that he will take up no law or equity cases until he has disposed of the criminal business. The court has had Just one day off since last October, and Qoesn't propose to have matters dragging along _till August without getting another day off. Wi IN THE DISTRICT COURT. In the district court 8. W. Burnham today obtained judgment agalnst the John Fitz- gerald cstate for §1,765.72. Daniel W. Moseiev, Joseph Kilburn, So- phronia Lane, Willard E. Stewart, D. F Moscley, G:orge Dayton and J. R. Webster have brought two suits against the Burling- ton road. The road answers both sets of claimants by alleging that it has been dam- aged §$20,000 by building a branch through their Salt creek lands and the cross petition asks damages in that sum from the plainti A deputy sheriff is out hunting for ono James Kenny, information of the dangerous insanity of whom was today filed in the dis- trict court by his father, Thomas Kenny. This morning Judge Hall granted the pe- tition for a writ_of mandamus compelling the respondents, Tate and Laflin, to call a meeting of the grand lodge Ancient Order United Workmen on the ground that the constitution of - the ordsr requires such a | meeting. Judge Hall held that any member | of the order had a right to come into court and be heard in the premises. The matter of misappropriation of money, as s2t up in the petition, Is ignored, as it is held that it cuts no figure one way or another in the case at bar. The other side of the Ancient Order United Workmen troubles puts a different face on the case, as first stated in the petition of William Gray, C. F. Barras and H. M. Case. Defendant ~officers, Tate and Laflin, filed a demurrer to the petition, which was argued Saturday before Judge Hall. In October, 1894, they say Grand Island lodge sent in a propozition with the request that it bo sub- mitted to a vote of all the lodges of the state. In effect tho proposition was to do away with the session of the -grand lodge for 1895, on account of the destitution caused by drouth. A session would use up the §8,000 needed for help in this quarter. Of & total of 308 lodges in the state but twelve votsd in the negative, 268 voting to use the money for_rellef purposes. The officers say that Mr. Payne's bondsmen stand ready to pay any deficiency. The banquet that was to have been tendered Hon. W. J. Bryan tomorrow even- ing has been postponad one week. but the recoption will take place as advertised to- morrow evening at the Funke opera house. Until 8 o'clock the lower floor will be re- served, after which it will be thrown open to the public. THEY DISCUSSED PIONEER DAYS, Baptist “01d-Time” Social at North Loup Attracts Many Cit\zens. NORTH LOUP, Neb., March cial)—The Baptist old-time social, held at the Baptist church on Saturday evening, was attended by an immense audience, the seat- 18.—(Spe- 189 19, acquaintances and friends in the east, to whom farmers are advised to apply, in the hope of obtaining sufficient seed to again put the country on an agricultural footing, and which the railroad companies agree to trans port free of charge. DOCLAIMS A TOTAL OF OWED Nearly 880,000 Required to Pay the Mis- cellnntons Ttems of the Session. LINCOLN, Neb, March 18.—(Special Tele gram.)—The following Is the total of | all appropriations provided for o rolls | Nos. 611 and 612, considered m mittee of the whole, and to grand in hoi today mmended 1« rec pass nty teo on wi for v 11 animals $£1.88 0 irn of CHANGES IN' CITY CHARTER Bill of Rights for the Motropolis May Gome Throngh Multilated, OMAHA'S BILL REPORTED TO THE HOUSE Pormission for Market 17 pation Tax St Not o Bonds, Ocen- Unehang Assessor Out, Board of Public Works uche e and Salaries Revised, LINCOLN, March 18.—(Special Telegram ) nveying boys to T iveying Rifls (0 o home bl w Grand v bills Thsar acy bills In ficfency Home iency In: Labor ‘and repiss capitol cluding paintin Legislative expenses, stationery and plics, senate and hous Mi neous Nospital, Tincoin « hospital, Norfolk r the Frieniloss Itute for Blind, Nebracka buitaing, in 381 claims RN o | Grand total § This makes a total of $27,334.82 for work and_supplies for the legislaturo ordered by ex-Secretary of State John C. Allen, without a single bid being advertised for, and for which he said he had let no contracts. Much of this work is charged for at exorbitant rates, and all of the supplies, including over §7,000 worth furnished by the State Jour- | nal, are at prices a great deal higher than they could have been purchased for of home | jobbers in Omaha and Lincoln. The claims committee finished up its work tonight and will have nothing to act upon before adjourn- ment unless some senate bills fall into theie hands. ATE SIFTERS NAMED LAST NIGAT. Lieutenant Governor Moore Gives Qut Committee at the Last Moment. LINCOLN, March 18 —(Special Telegram.) Lieutenant Governor Moore announced the sifting committee just before the senate ad- Journed this evening. It is made up of Sen- ators Graham, Hahn, McKesson, Pope, Watson, Tefft, Sloan, Steufer, and Stewart, the latter being the only populist member on the committee The penitentiary investigating committee | has practically completed its labors, Warden Beemer being the last witness. He was be. fore the committee this evening for about an hour, hfs: testimony referring only (o the pbyslcal condition of the penitentiary property. The report of the committee will bo turned in not later than Thursday. That the warden and all parties connected with the institution will be exonerated from | any charge of cruelty has long been a fore- | gone conclusion. The only notable feature of | the report will be its discussion of ways and means for ousting Dorgan from his control of | the penitentiary by rea<on of his allgzd lease There is the liveliest kind of a prospect | that the house will engage in a warm contest | over the bill providing for the payment of the | expense necessary to carry the maximum rate cases to the United States supreme court. | The bill comes up as a special order in the | forencon. The republican party is pledged to | legislation necessary to carry these cases | to the supreme court, the platform adopted at the last state convention contain- | ing a plank to that effect. In spite of this | pledge there is an opposition to the passage | of the bill and this opposition assidnously cultivated by a well lobby working in the interests of roads interested in the suit. equipped | the rail- | HOUSE SIFTING (OMMITTEE NAMEU. Members to Whom the Fate of Pending Bills Will Be Intruste LINCOLN, March 18.—(Special Telegram.) —The following is the list comprising the house sifting committee, which will probably be announced tomorrow by Speaker Richards. Thero may be one or two changes, but in the main it will be found correci: Crow, Ashby, Bacon, Burch, Burns of Dodge, Chap- man, Harrison, Lamborn, McNitt, Myers, Miles, Munger, Schickedantz, Barry, Johnston of Douglas. Thls committee, acting in conjunction with the senate sifting committee of nine, will insure the passago of many of the most important bills. Al others will likely go by the board. The house com- mittee of five to arrange for adjournment will not, it is thought, be appointed, as the senate decided not to select a similar commit- tee at this time, Enthusiastic Lincoln Kepubllean LINCOLN, March 18.—(Special Telegram.) —An enthusiastic republican rally was held | tonight at the corner of Twelftn and P streets | to_ratify the nomination of Frank Graham, | candidate for mayor. Speeches were made by ing of the house being filled to its utmost capacity. General social visiting was the order of the evening, but this was inter- spersed with a number of rather informal exercises, short speeches and vocal and in- strumental music. Rev. Oscar Babcock, the father of the colony, long time postmaster and its first minister, made an informal ad- dress, heartily welcoming not only members of the denomination, but also those of every church and creed. Rev. James Hurley, pas- tor of the church, made a brief address on the subject of “Our Soclal Dutles in the Light of Scripture,” and Dr. F. 0. Burdick read a brief but pointed paper, gently upbraiding the more unsocial among the brethren for their dereliction in the matter of making welcome the retiring or reticent members, Memories of the old ploneering days also come in for a share of attentlon, and it was brought out that Herman Rood, now proprie- tor of the Arlington house, and Mansel Da- vis were the only men in the audience who had visited this valley before it had a white inhabitant or any sign of civilization; that they came, as it were, to “spy out the land, and that they hu.uglhl h?rli a ln..uilr;-xv;-‘r; P cissitudes of twenty-odd year: that all the vicls: The meeting hour, it belng continued until a very late oa last of the au- nearly 11 tnlm':l when the die oft the house. T K Ath, 4 prominent farmer of this county, has received two cars of graln from oll friends in Indiana, his old home, for Qistribution among the destitute, and has received mnotification that he will also svon Teceive $100, to be disbursed In the purchase of eed grain. L T ave stiick tho county yesterday, and it now appears to be again taking on an appearance of sprihg. The ground is free from snow, and if the present mild weather continues farming, operations may be ex- Dected to go on.apace. The officers of the bounty relief committee have sent out cir- oulars setting forthithe facts as they under- stand them relative to the seed grain situ- ation, and virtually surrendering the hope of obtaining any consideral quantity of grain from any source other than that of private | | paring for field day exercises Judge Holmes, Sam Low and Fritz Wester- man, president of the Young Men's Repub- lican club of this city. The meeting was un- der the auspices of the Workingmen's Re- publican club. A correspondingly largs mezt- ing was held at Bohannan's hall, under the wing of the Civic federation, in the interest of Judge J. H. Broady, democratic candidate for mayor. The assembly was addressed by i. M. Raymond, Frank Hall and others. ittt o People competent to judge—with the dual advantages of practical education and wealth | will accept none but Price’s Cream Baking Powder. PR — Ashiand News Notes ASHLAND, March 18.—(Special)—St. Pat- riek's day in Ashland was passed very qui- etly. Charles Whitmore, who has lived In Ash- | land sinca childhood, and has been employed | in the office of the Ashland Gazette for four years, severed his connection with that jour- hal Saturday and left this morning for the east, where he bas secured a position on an | castern paper. Charley Wilson, an old Oklahoma paper man who has been spending a visiting with his parents in this c lorning for Valparaiso, Neb., of a paper. school alumni are preparing to of one of the grandest banquets at the Commercial hotel ever held in this city. The class will have exclusive control of the commencement exercises this vear, and no pains are being spared to make | it a roaring success. | Miss Lulu Bell, Joe and Duty Mansfelde, alumni of Ashland High school and members | of the class of '95 State university, who were spending Sunday at home among friends and relatives, returned to their studies last even- in | The Girls' Tennis club was favored with a warrant today for $10 from the High School Lit which will be used in pre- with P news- few ¥ to take charg: The High giva the class society, mouth | e ———————————————————————— I find the RoyaL Baking Powber superior to all the others in every respect. It is purest ‘7 Consulting Chemist, Chicago Board of Health, BHETRSEEYRCERYREERTRSERVRSERIRS RIS YRS ERERDEETH B ER O Hice Muting. Two cupfuls cold boiled rice, one pint flour, one teaspoonful salt, one tablespoonful sugar, one and one-half teaspoonfuls Royal Baking Powder, one-half pint milk, three eggs. Di- lute rice, free from lumps, with milk and beaten cggs; sift together flour, sugar, salt into smooth, rather firm batter; muffin pans to be cold and well greased, then fill two- thirds; bake in hot oven fifteen minutes. AL Hostan Brown tread. Flour, one-half pint, one pint corn meal, one-half pint ryz floyr, two potatoes, one tea- spoonful salt, one tablespoonful brown sugar, two teaspoonfuls Royal Baking pow one- halt pint water. Sift flour, corn meal, rye flour, sugar, salt and powder together thor- oughly; peel, wash and boll well two mealy Mam%&iemasmemmemtmmmmam&sg&@se and strongest. WALTER S. HAINE potatoes, rub them through sieve, diluting with water. When this is quite cold usc it to mix flour, etc., into batter like cake; pour into well greased mold, having a cover Place it in a saucepan half full of bolling water, where the loat will simmer one hour without water getting into it. Remove it then, take oft cover, finish by baking in fairly hot oven thirty minutes. Indian Griddie Cakes. Two-thirds quart corn meal, one-third quart Qour, one teaspoonful brown sugar, one-half teaspoonful salt, two heaping teaspoonfuls Royal Bakiug Powder, two eggs, one pint milk. Sift together corn meal, flour, salt, sugar and powder, add beaten eggs and milk, mix into a smooth batter. Bake on very uot griddle o a nice brown. Berve with molasses or maple syrup. | spectal order for Wednesday afternoon | 03| followlng changes are recommended by the | ing market house bonds to be excepted from sessor | has been | | W. D, Cox, F | as | been a hospit The Omaha charter amendments were re ported today by Chairman Johnston of the cities committoe. The bill made The was committee: Permission Is given for Includ the 10 per cent limit. The occupation tax provision remains unchanged. The tax a: 1s stricken out and precinct ment is to continue. T} fs extended for one year. The Board of Public Works is to remain as now constituted The city engineer remalns the same assess a8 now, bject to the appointment of the mayor and irmation by the council. A new section is_inserted reducing the salaries of certain officers and fixing them as follows: Mayor $2,000; city treasurer, $5,000; chief of police, $2,000. The salarics of policemen will be $50 per month and firemen $70 per month The officers of the fire department below the rank of chief will be §50 per month officers under rank of chief will receive $100 per month, There is no change in the Board of Health, MUNICIPAL TICKETS Fremont Democrats Name Their Leadors for the Spring Election FREMONT, March 18.—(Speclal.)—The democrats are now in the field with their municipal ticket, and the spring campaign is on. But it the opinion of all the republicans and some democrats that the democrats stand a very slim chance of elec ing any part of their ticket. At the democratic ward primaries Saturday night candidates for councilmen were nomi- nated as follows: First, Dr. E. W. Martin and Balduff; Second, H. Blumenthal; George Bucklin; Fourth, August Stork The democratic city convention was held at the court house this afternoon and a ticket put up as follows Mayor, Dr. N. H. Brown; treasurer, Harry Bvans; clerk, W. B. Day; police judge, James Huff, ' Thomas Carroll (dem.) and Charles D. Marr (rep.), nominated by the republican convention for members of the Board of Edu. cation, were endorsed. DAVID CITY, . Mareh 18.—(Special.) “The republican city convention, held Satur- day_night, nominated Ed G. Hall, G. M. Harris, treasurer; 1. B. Taylor, clerk} and D. C. Reynolds police judge. It is gen- crelly understood that a prohibition-demo- cratic ticket will be nominated later, with the hope of defeating the nominecs for mayor and clerk, the balance of the ticket stand- ing in with the law and order people. SUTTON, Neb., March 18.—(Special gram.)—The following city ticket nominated by a citizens' caucu J. Bonekemper; treasurer, A. clerk, W. E. Thompson; engincer, A. A. Scott; courcilmen, A. E. Meyer and Jake nder; school board, Charles Campbell and Toby Sheke. SCRANTON, Neb, Tho citizens' party nominated a full city ticket, as follow: Mayor, D. E. C. Underburg; clerk, George Young; treasurer, W. H. Porter; police judge, 1. N. Vining; city engineer, W.' C. Vaughan. The councilmen nominated are: C. I, Kalk, First werd, and G. W. Schott, Second. Two full tickets are now in the fleld. WEST POIN', Neb., March 18.—(Special.) —The citizens' convention for the nomination of municipal candidates met Saturday even- Ing. The city hall proved too small for the large gathering of voters, and an adjourn- ment was had to the large room of the court house, The following Mayor, D. N THE FIELD. is Charles Third, Tele- has been M March 18— met Friday pecial.)— night and ticket was_nominated: C. Giffert; clerk, Harry Mille treasurer, F. 'W. Melcher; councilmen, Fir ward, M, E. Kerl; Second, Jos. Jerman; Third, Willlam Mack. YORK, Neb., March 18.—(Special Tele- gram.)—At the republican city convention held this evening at this place J. N. Kildow w23 nominated for mayor. BEATRICE, March 18.—(Special Telegram.) —A mass convention was held in this city tonight for the nomination of a municipal ticket in opposition to the one selected by the republican couvention, held Friday night. After much wrangling and discassion as to tho methods of nominating, the following ticket was named by the convention, which was composed of 119 voters, as shown by | the vote for mayor, about four-fifths of those | participating being democrats and populiats, and one-fitth republicans: Mayor, C, G Dorsey; treasurer, Henry Burke; clerk, A. Hollingsworth; police judge, J. E. Cobbey, sr.; councilmen, W. L. Knotfs, W. H. Ashby, Johin T. Yule, John Dwyer, C. F. A. Bartling, R Ribb. Members of the school board: . D. Kees, J. 8. McCleery. GENTRAL ‘CITY, Neb., March 18.—(Spe- clal Telegram.)—The anti-saloon caucus was held this evening. Affer ten different men had declined the office and two hours had Dbeen spent in bal loting for mayor S. F. Kennedy was nominated; C. F. Newmeyer, clerk, and the citizens' nominee for treasurer, L. G. Com- stock, was endorsed; Fitch, fr., polico judge councilman, Wirst ward, W.'S." Desc Second ward, A. J. Harshburger; Third ward, C. H. Dawley; members of school board, W. T. Thomps . Hunt and George Fitch. asaing of a Patrlot. GRAND TSLAND, March 18, Ira J. Shaul, an inmate of the Soldiers’ home, died yesterday morning after being an inv. lid for years. Shaul was a member of com pany K, Thirty-seventh lowa infantry, kinown the “‘Greybeards.” He was admitted fo the homo from Broken Bow in 1892, and has patient ever since admission. Ho was 76 yoars of age. Ho was born in Muskingum county, Ohio, and had some trace of Winnebago Indian in his linea He was an intenscly loyal man and loy cour try. —(Special)— of Seeured Money wnd Seed Grain, OSCEOLA, Neb., March 18, —(Special.) Polk county's relief commission gent a com- mittee of three on an eastern tour to solicit feed, grain, seed, money and anything clse in sight. Al have returned now. A. B Whitmer, pastor of the Methodist Eplscopal church, has just returned, and is ready to give an account of his stewardship. He went as far cast as Van Wert, 0., and found the people very willing to ‘assist the drouth- stricken of this county, and as a result of the IO S, M. D. Orango Fritiers Four oranges, common batter ol or- anges, taking of all the wiite pith without breaking into pulp, dividing cach in four or five pieces through natural divisions of the orange; dip each plece into batter and fry | deep yellow In plenty of lard made hot for | the purpose; serve on napkin with powdered sugar. Angels’ ¥ood, Dissolve one-half box gelatine fn 1 quart milk; beat togethier velks three eggs; one cuptul sugar, and juice of oue lemon; stir into gelatine and miik, and let ba to a boil; flavor with Royal extract vanilla When nearly cold, whip the whites of eggs | to stilf froth, and stir through custard. Pour comptroller's term | Police | mayor; | trlp he gathered in about $1,600 in money and grain. Tho Bpworth league of his church were at the depot to welcome him. JAMES DAVIDSON Mo Was Prominent in Nebraska Polities for Nearly Forty Years. SPRINGFIELD, Neb., March 18 Telegram.)—Last evening James one of the oldest and wealthiest this county, died. Ho was born | 1819, and came from that state to landing in Sarpy county November and has continuously resided death, Mr. Davidson twice represented Sarpy county in_the territorial legislature, and once since Nebraska was admitted into | tho union. He has been a life-long repubs | Tican, and his advice has always been sought In the councils of his party. His ocenpation was that of a farmer and stock raiser, and | by hard work, economy and highest integrity |he has amassed a fortuns worth $100,000. During the last two years he has been Intel ested in banking and at the timo of his death was president of the Sarpy County State bank of this place. Besides his wife | he leaves an only €on, W. H. Davidson, a wealthy farmer living in Plattford precinot in this county. His funeral will be held at the family residence in this village toe morrow at 1 o'clock and his remains will be lald to rest in Springfield cemetery. Horrible Den HARTINGTON, Neb, March 18.—(Speclal Telegram.)—At the home of Herman Brig- man, four miles south of Hartington, yester- the G-year-old daughter was playing {alono In a room in which was standing a londed shotgun. The little girl got her mouth over the muzzie of the gun and discharged it, her head being literally torn into shreds. | Coroner Relfert held an inquest this' morn= | ing, doclaring death to have resulted from | an accident BANKER DEAD. (Spectal Davidson, residents of in Ohio In braska, 1, 1865, hera until his | b of a Child, Tavid City Brovities, DAVID CITY, Neb., March 18 | 8t. Patrick's day was quietly ob | yesterday, many wearing the green streots and at the various churches, The location of the postofiice was changed Sunday, now being on the south side of the !:-nlr\n;t house square, in the Perkins hotel block. Rev. A. W. Ayers has accepted the pastor- | ship of the Congregational church for another (Spectal)— ved here on the BLAIR, urday Neb., evening March 18.—(Spectal)—Sat- the Blair fire department held a benefit social at Germania hall for the purpose of raising funds to fix up thelr rooms to meet In. It was a grand success in every particular. About 700 people were at the hall. The program consisted of speeches, tableaux, refreshments, ete. About §175 was taken In. It was declared to be one of the best events of the winter. Columbus Democrats > COLUMBUS, Neb., March 18.—(Special.)— The democrats held their city convention Saturday evening and nominated the same | tieket as tast year. For mayor, G. W. s; clerk, William Becker; {reasurer, s Berney; councilmen, First ward, Frad | Stenger; Second ward, Jonas Welch and | George Lehman; school board, Sam Wilson, 1. Gluck and John Bec Mrs. Guy ¢, COLUMBUS, Neb, March 18.—(Special Telegram.)—Mrs, Barnum, wife of Hon. Guy C. Barnum, died suddenly from la grippe yese terday afternoon at her home south of this city. The Barnums were among the first settlers in this county. Mrs, Barnum was past her 70th year. omtnate, Sold Beor to a Minor. BEATRICE, March 18.—(Special Tele- gram.)—H. A. Stoll, a saloon keeper, ar- rested some time ago upon a charge of sell- ing beer to a minor, was convicted today, a fine of $50 being assessed. Stoll's attorney gave notice of appeal. Qulet Marringo at Stanton, NTON, Neb., March 18.—(Special)= James Winchell, a_young farmer of this county, and Miss Florence Porter, one of Stanton county’s teachers, were quietly mar- ried yesterday at the home of the bride's parents In this city. Death of Thompion Hauks, NEBRASKA CITY, March 18.—(Special Telegram.)—Thompson Hanks, a ploneer set- tler of Otoe county, died today. The de« ceased came here In 1855, and was promi- nent in democratic politics, i No rational cook would think of using alum and ammonia powders. Dr. Price's is per- fectly pure. STAN R o — Bentrice Man Arvested in Arkansas, BEATRICE, March 18.—(Special Tele- gram.)—A few days ago John Epp, a young cigar maker of this clty, left suddenly, going to Fort Smith, Ark. Saturday evening an information was filed against him, charging him with seduction, Mary Grispreck, a Ger- man girl, being the complaining witness, In response to a telegram instructing the officials at Fort Smith to arrest and hol 3pp, Sheriff Kyd received word that they had’ his man, and he departed for Fort Smith last night to bring him back. el Elgin Butter Market, BLGIN, 11, March 18.—BUTT; SR—Firmy offerings, 48,240 Ths; sales, 28560 1b; at 18c. Spring Medici s ne in other words, Hood's Sarsaparilla universal need. If good health is to be expected during the coming season the blood must he puritied now. All the germs of disease must be destroyed and the bodily health buflt up. Hood’s Barsaparilla Is the Only True Blood Purifier Prominently in the public cye today. Theref Sarsaparilia is the best medicine fo take in the spring. It will help wonderfully in cases of weak- ness, nervousness and all diseases caug- od by fmpure blood. Take Hood's Sar- saparilla now and it will prevent serl- ous illness and enable you'to cnjoy the plensures of spring and summer. Hood’s Pills Teeth Without Plates [ BAILEY, DENTIST. axton Block £ Karnam Sie 1085, . silvor Filllugs.....$1 00 760 | Pure Goll Fillngs 82.00 10 00 | Gold Crowns ~22K, $30 B0c | Bridge Teatlh ~10ath 6 09 Hood's ure habitual constipas= per hox 1 S0t Teeth Hes VTeoth, Thin Piate Painiiss Extractn Teeth Out in Morning, New Teeth Sams Day 5 00 miu IIMII‘: Luesday, Wodnosday, Thursday, THE GIRL | LEFT Perform:d 500 Kights in New York PAGE EFFECTS men into molds and set away o cool AMUSBEMENTS, WEOH MATTINER March 19, 20, 21, BEHIND ME. PRESENTED WITH A ll:’l‘l’illll' CASY, VRO AAM —— THE GREAT AMERICAN DRAMA , (Company No. 1) A COM DIEIS AND c, 605 and 2o,