Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, March 21, 1895, Page 2

THE OMAIA DAILY BEM: THURSDAY, MARCH 21, 189 DEPOSITORY LAW REMAINS Touse Indefinitely Postpones the Bill Pro- viding for Its Repeal, BANKER' LOBBY EXC UDED TROM FLOOR Chalrman Called on to Clear the Alsles of Interested Workers— Omuha's Charter Bill Recommended for Pass- age by the House. LINCOLN, March (Special.)—The Omaha charter today recommended for passage by the committee of the whole, and the bill to repeal depository law was indefinitely postponed hese two meas- ures comprise nearly the entire business transacted by the house, There was but lit- tle opposition to the charter bill from the house, and for over an hour the delegation from Douglas, voting together, did bustness alone, while the members of the house loafed In the corridors and added to the general confus| the floor. There was an im- mense amount of lobbying done in the house in behalf of repeal of the depository law, but 1t was unsuccessful, The changes n the amendments the salary list of the Omaha charter, as recom- mended for passage, are as follows: Mayor, $2,500; polics judge, $2,500; treasurer, $6,000; city clerk, $2,500; chairman of the Board of Public Works, $2,600; ins ctor of buildings, $2.000; boller inspector, $1,500; each poli man, $75 per month; each officer of the fire department under the rank of chief, $100 per month. The other salarics provided as the bill was recommended for passage are as follows: Comptroller, ); chief of pol city attorney, $3,000; assistant city 2,000; city prosecutor, $1,500; city engineer, $3,000; assistant, $2,000; commiss health, $2,000; commissioners of fire and po- lice, $600; chairman of the Board of Park Commissioners, $600; other members of the board, 2200; each officer of police under the rank of chief, $100 per month; each cour cilman, $500 per annum; street commisgioner, as a Member of the Board of Public Work 2,000 per annum; gewer commissioner, as a member of the Board of Public Works, $2,000. Tt 18 provided that these amendments shall not affect the compensation or salary of any 20. was the state n on to of the officers named hereinbefore during the have been elected or terms for which they appointed, unless the terms of such officers shall be terminated by legislative acts, or by providence, or by ordinance, o the - Fire and Police commission, in case their compensation shall close gether. Benedict succeeded in tacking on an amend which alto- ment to the effect that no particular kind of paviog material should be specified, particular company favored in the consid- eration of paving cts, and that no dis- crimination should be recognized in this mal- tor. DISCUSSING THE DEPOSITORY LAW. Uy ftory law brought speakers to the front whe or any have been seldom heard on the floor of the Johnston of Nemaha was one, Thomas Johnston, a popu- in favor of the measure and who voted for it, now bitterly He said that he was now In favor the error of repentant. on the other hand, speke strongly in the Horst, populist, de- clared that he was surprised to hear so much He directed attention to the words of Governor Crounse in his last message, to the effect that luckily the money deposited In”the Capital National bank had not been placed there un- house. of Hamilton was another. list, who was once strongl. opposed it. of repealing it. nis ways and Thomas, behalf of the present pending bill for repeal. He had seen admitted himself law, and opposed opposition to the present depository law. der the ol JaW. . .. . @ The scencs upon the flogr during the discus. son vefo gnarred, by cnsiderable dlsorder. Chapman, {r tling for a-good portion of the time, forenoon a chair in which Harrison BEl a plle of bound house rolls. ing bankers be removed from the floor of house. The failure of the bill recommendation for passage by a vote 48 to 39 was a surprise. The house sifting committee thig_morning, recommending consideration of of by order of debate on the bill to repeal the depos- the chair, kept the gavel rat- In the was ed brok> down, and he f:11 heavily agalnst In the afternoon Davies demanded with earnestness that lobby- the to secure a of reported 1 | was 50 to 44 against the motion, and the bill to repeal the state depository law was put to Vote on Brady's amendment to non-conent | in report of the committee: Harrison, Hinds 1 Benedict, | Trrnay, Kinan oh, s (Dodee), Ricketts, binson, Roddy Shick Shook, (Douglas), Sutton (aw Timme, wait Johnst (Nemaha), Jone Tudd Kaup, Lamborn, Langhorst, McFadden; MeNIt McVicker, Jants, T, Conaway, ) GriMith, Guthrie, 1 Hallor, Harte Havlik Robertsan Rothleutner, Rouse cott fuson, Smith, Soderman. Spackman Trowneil, Turke Higgins, Cain Horst Carlson Howard Matiison Meliride Myers, Moehrman Cooley, Cramb, Davies Delaney, Dempsoy, 2y, & Wilder, Zink (Johnson), Remington hvles, Richardsc Absent and not voting Tacon Crow, Campbell, Warkson, Wari—6. Cole moved that the report of the com- mittes on senate file No, 10 be not concurred in, but that the bill be indefinitely post- poned, and called for the yeas and nays. The amendment was defeated, o4 to 35. Governor Holcomb informed the house that lie had signed house roll No, 278, Judd's seel grain note bill. The house then adjourned. oF AGAINST THE SALE CIGARETTES. Senate Passos the Bill with an Amendm Allowing Voters to Buy Them. LINCOLN, March 20.—(Special)—The anti- clgarette bill as it passed the houss was taken up by the senate today, and after being amended out of semblance to its original form was reccmmended for passage. The bill as it passed the house absolutely prohibited the | manufacture and sale of cigare'tes in the s'ale of Nebraska. The bill as amended by the senate permits the sale of cigarettes to all persons over 21 years of age. The fight over the bill was unexpzctedly animated, as it was not known that the bill wgs coming up. Last night it was claimed that the bill had been lost or stolen, but the action of the senate in notifying the secre- *s offica that the bill should be fortheom- & by 10 o'clock today had the desired effect. The bill was found in the safe in the secre- tary’s office, tucked away between the leaves of a book. It was brought before the senate immediately after reconvenng at 2 o'clock this afternoon. Akers asked that the bill be read the third time and placed on its final passage. To this several senators demurred, claiming that the bill needed amendment in important particu- lars, Pope moved that the senate go into com- mittee of the whole for the purpose of con- sidering and amending the bill. McKesson moved as an amendment that the bill be recommitted to the committee on miscellaneous subjects, but Hahn demurred, King that it be sent to the judiciary com- ittee. MeKesson accepted the suggestion, and al- tered his amendment accordingly. He said, in support of his amendment, that the senate had already been too basty in passing bills seriously affecting the business interests of the stafe. After a little verbal sparring McKesson withdrew his amendment, and the senate resolved itself into committee of the whole, with Noyes in the chair. DEBATING A SUBSTITUTE. Graham immediately offered a substitute for the entire bill. The substitute provided that cigarcttes contalning any polsonous sub- stance should not be sold in this state. McKesson supported the Graham substitute, claiming that a number of wholesale business - | men of the state were already claiming that - | the senate was too much disposed to legislate against the business Interests of the state. Akers at oace proceeded to wax eloquent against the substitute, He said he was tired of hearing over and over again the puerlle charge that the semate was interfering with the business interests of the state. There was not a crime perpetrated in the state that its author did not claim as a business. He did not care what crime was being practiced in any part of the state—the perpetrator of the crime was always quick to resent the Iaw as an Interference with his business. No nt to f senate files for today, beginning at the head | legitimate business was touched by the anti- of, the list, and announcing that the commit teo would meet tonight in the rooms of the Judictary committee and hear fifty represent atlyes, the first half of the house list, in re gard to their individual measur Ricketts preseated the members of house with a copy each of a work on silver question recently published on behal of the Young Men's Non-Partisan club. Senate file No. 41, by Watson, reached in committee of the whole. was firs It pro vides for the better protection of prisoners aving epairing confined in any jail in any count more than 25,000 inhabitants by or constructing jails, and authorizes the is sue of bonds for that purpose. The bill wa recommended to pass. The committec took up the of the bill to repeal the depository law. I 1s'senate file No. 76, by Pope, and provides of discussion of this measure the committee rose, reported for flat repeal. In the midst and the house took a recess until 2 p. m. WARMED UP THE DISCUSSION. n the afternoon the comittee of the whole and Robinson opened the ball with an exhaustive resumed consideration of the measure, speech, stronely denunciatory of the deposi tory law now in force. Suter followed Robin son, and for the first time during the de bate the Barrett Scott brought forward in illustratio A whirl of excitement was precipitated by the sudden demand of Davies that a number the of lobbying bankers be excluded floor of the house. replied that taken and enforced. Burch made a speech of protestation agains remarks which had been wade by certain speakers Impugning his motives. He could from Chapman, in the chair, the point of order was wel that the suggestion would conscientiously say that his vote was always his best He cast according to the dictates of Judgment and uninfluenced by lobbyists, admitted that the law was crude and need amendment. nights prior for introducitg bills incongruities and objectionable the present depository law. Howard's motion the bill was carried by a vote of 48 to 30, House roll No. 133, the Omaha charter, was then reached, and considered by sec tions, the amendments having been printed. Harte moved an amendment to make the Douglas delegation, members of the house none of the participating, vote of the mover. When section 8 was reached the com. mittee's amendment provided that the words lating to read “within MoNitt moved to amend to read *“within the limits of Doug- Sutton of Douglas moved (o “within the limits of Nebraska, to water supply, be changes slxty miles of such city. lan county. mend by inserting the word “‘twenty” in Stead of “sixty.”" Button’s amendment pre. vailed, making the section read miles out from the city Mmits." Ricketts moved that' when the committes rise it recommend the blll for passuge, and it carried, 31 to 24. Senate file No. 19, by Crane, was up for consideration, and was the occasion of a hol debate. matters in which the county is The bill further provides that whose population exceeds interested. quire. The bill to _exclude the provision relating to ¢ us recommended for passuge, counties. ‘The committee of the whole then rose and | . Brady moved that the report on file 76 he not conewved in, and the Fo83 and nays were demandsd. The rosul the the Bimetallic defalcation was be But for forty days and forty to the expiration of the limit 10 one of the members opposed to repeal had offered to amend the features of to indefinitely postpone the salary of the meat inspector $1,500, and it carried, Almost the entire legislation on the Omaha charter was conducted exclusively by other At times an amendment was carried by the sole “twenty It proyides that county attorneys shall without fee glve opinions and advice to the Board of County Commissioners, when requested to do so by such board, upon all in counties 70,000 the county attorney may employ additonal counsel in clvll cases as the public interest may re- mended by the senate unties more than 70,000 population, and It was applying to | - | cigarette bill. The senator from Gage was only offering a substitute merely to kill the - [ o -| Graham asked Senator Akers if it was a crime to sell pure paper, enclosing pure to- baceo, to a person of mature age. He claimed that that was all his substitute covered. In reply to the question Akers said that it the substitute had been offered early in the session as an original bill he would prob- t|ably have supported it, but it was clearly - | the purpose of the author of the substitute to Kill the original bill, because it was well kiown that at this lafe day In the session the house would not concur in any substitute - | the senate might offer. | Graham said that the question had not been well answered. Only yesterday the house concurred In the senaie amendments t| to a bill within an hour after they had been recelved. Sprecher sald it was very evidently the sole determination of the author of the sub- stitute to Kill the orlginal bill. He char- acterized the attempt to force the substitute on the senate as a new method of whipping the devil around the stump, Tefft said thai the most important busi- ness in Nebraska was the business of caring for the boys of the state. The only way to gel After the cigarette evil is to pass a bill ‘leaving no loophole through which the dealer can escape. McKesson sald that he would go as far as any member of the senato to protect the youth of the state, but it seemed to him that the senate has been too hasty in its en- +| deuvor to institute a general reform of all 1| abuses. One would have imagined at the outset of the present session that this was a populist legislature. It started in with U the Idea that it was going to cure all evils 1 | at one fell stroke. 1| Akers retorted that I consideration the senate had been originally in favor of this one reform, but a strong lobby had been at work and senti- ment seemed to have changed, He admitted 11 that the senate had been a little hasty in passing some bills, and he cited as an exar ple the State university halt-mill levy bill, which, he asserted, would have taken $160,- 000 out of the state treasury. WOUND UP THE MATTER. Caldwell endeavored to postpone further action by moving that the committee rise, report progress and ask leave to sit agaln. | By this time the gallerles and the lobhy were filled with members of the house who had been attracted by the contest and by the miscellaneous assortment of visitors who usnally throng the house galleries, Cald- well's motion to rise was voted down. The substitute bill offered by Graham met a sim- flar fate. Then the opponents of the bill, un- der the leadership of Caldwell, began a fight to kill the bill by tacking on amendments. .| Half a dozen amendments, all aimed to prac- tically nullify the bill, were offered by Cald- well, and rejected as fast as offered. When the Hall county senator had exhausted his ammunition and there seemed to be nothing left but to recommend the original bill for passage, Pope arose and stated that while he had voted agalnst all the amendments so - | far offered he still belleved that the bill was too drastic in its provisions. He therefore offered an amendment which simply pro- hibited the sale of cigarettes to persons under the age of 21, After a brief discussion the amendment was adopted and the bill recon- mended for passage as so amended, ROUTINE OF THE MORNING HOUR. When the usual motion to dispense with the reading of the journal had been carried this morning the scuate took up routine work. McKesson moved that the committee on rules be Instructed to purchase for the use of the senate 100 additional coples of the legis lative manual, from which a sufficient number for the senate two years hence be reserved. The motion was agreed to. Wright asked that unanimous consent be given for the advancement to a third read- ing of senate file No. 192. He explained that the bill simply repealed a law pas four years ago creating sanitary districts fn th t | city of Lincoln, for the purpose of straighten- g (he channel of Salt creek. The channel t | bad beea stralghtened, the work flnished and there was no longer any use for the law. His request was agreed to Grabam, chalrman of the sifting commit- tee, reported five bills with the recommenda- tion that they be placed at the head of the general file in accordance with the new rule adoptel by the senate last Friday. The five bills recommended for iImmediate cons eration were senate files Nos. 340, 100 and 104, and house rolls Nos. 41 and 67. Senate file No. 840 j& by McKesson, and {s an act to facllitate the giving of bonds, undertakingd and recognizances, and to authorize the ac- ceptance of certaln corporations as surety thereon. It will enable city, county and etate officlals to give a bond purchased from a security company, instead of being s'gned by private Individuals, Senate file No. 100 Is by Steufer, and relates to decedents' estates. It provides that the county judge. upon a proper showing by petition, ‘grant authority to executors or adMinistrators of states to mortgage any real estate belong- Ing to such estate where mortgages existing on such real estate are due or about to be- come due and there is no money belonging to such estate with which to pay or redeem such mortgage. Senate file No. 104, by Hahn, provides for the listing of whole sec- tions, half or quarter sections In one descrip- tion when advertised for delinquent tax sale. House roll No. 41 provides for the pensloning of volunteer firemen when Injured while in the line of duty. House roll No. 67 is the beet sugar bounty bill. Bauer asked that the report of the sifting committee lie over one day under the rules, As there were no bills on third reading the senate agreed to make senate file No. 98 a special order for 3 o'clock, and then ad- Journed for the noon recess. SETTLED THE CIGARETTES. After recess the senate took up the anti- cigarette bill already passed by the house. The bill was amended o as to merely pro- hibit the sale of cigarettes to persons under 21 years of age.. The senate then went into committes of the whole to consider first, senate file No. 98, and then the fve bills recommended by the siftings committes The enate spant nearly three hours upon the consideration of Wright's insurance bill While the bill is ostensibly aimed at the life insurance companies it contained a sec- tion levying a tax of 1 per cent upon the' gross premiums collected in Nebraska by both ffre and lite insurance companies doing business in this state, Pope endeavored to strike out the provision taxing the fire insurance companies, but his amendment to that effect was rejected. The committee then rose and recommended the Dill for passage. The senate then, at 6:20, adjourned. ¥ JUDL’S SEED GRAIN NOTE BILL. Text of the Measure Designed to Ald the Farmers in Thoelr Straits. LINCOLN, March 20.—(Special.)—Follow- Ing is the full text of Judd's seed grain note bill as it was signed by the governor today: A Dill for an act to provide for purchasing seed grain on time for the year 185 nd to cre. @ lien on the crops grown from the me, and for the disc! rge of such lien, and also for the punishment of the violation of this act, and for punish- fnent, for refusal te discharge such lien. Harttof Woted by, the legisiature of the Section . That any individual, firm, com- npany or corporation engaged in the sale of grain to be used for seeding or planting in the state of Nebraska during the year 1895 may take in payment for the same o which shall be ‘denominated “Spec Grain Note,” in form as follows: seed grain note, On or before the, we, the undersign or order, §...., at the rate of. until due, and 1. promise to p: v yable at...., with interest -per_cent per annum, from 3 K per cent thereafter until paid. For ‘the 'consideration mentioned above, the undersigned hereby expres: agrees and promises that this note, bein given for the purchase of seed grain, to-wit: ...purchased from the said...., payee, here- in, which said seed grain 13 o be sown on the following described real estate, to-wit: ....section...., town...., Inseie county, Nebraska. This inst nt* shall be and is hereby declared by the under- signed to.be a lien upon all grain grown from sald seed during the year 1595 upon the land above described, wheraver sajd grain may be kept or stored, and in who- soever's possession the same may be, and for_ the consideration above mentioned the undersigned hereby sells and conveys to the said...., payee herein, all the above seed grain, ‘and ‘the grain which shall or may grow from said seed grain upon the land aforesaid. Upon condition, however, that if the above note secured hereby shall be paid on or before the maturity thereof, then this mortgage torbe vold, otherwise to remain in full force. ~And the undersigned further agrees that in case of failure to pay the amount due thereof at maturity, or When- ever the holder of this note and mortgage may deem himself insecure, then he may by virtue of this mortgage take sald seed grain and grain grown from the same, in whatever condition the same may be, demand for the same belng hereby waived, and sell the same at publlc or private sale, as by law nrovided. * The proceeds of sald sale, after deducting all expenses, to be applied on this note and mortgage, and the residue, if any, to be returned to ‘the undersigned: and If sald property fails to satisfy this note and costs, the undersigned hereby agrees to pa the deficiency, This note is given in pursu- ance of an act of the legislature of the state of Nebraska, entitled: ‘An act to provide for the purchase of seed grain on time in the year 1895, and to create a llen upon crops grown from the same, and for ihe discharge of such lien, and also for the pun- ishment of the violation of this act, and for punishment for refusal to discharge such lien.” Approved, Witnes: And the same, when properly the proper office of the county where such seed grain is to be sown, the owrer and holder thereof shall be thereby vested with all the rights, powers and benefits of the holder of a_chattel mortgage upon the crop or crops 50 grown from such sced, and the same shall be a first llen upon the crop or crop grown from such seed, whether the same are growing, matured or ga‘her"d ard stored, and shall at all ttmes be a first llen upon the product grown from such seed until such note is fully paid."” Sec, 2. A true copy of said note shall be filed upon the records of the county where such cron Is grown. and the same shall be when so filed treated in all respects as a chat- tel mortgage duly filed in pursuance of the statutes of the state of Nebraska relative to the filing of chattsl morigages: provided, that on presentation by the maker of th' original note canceled the county clerk shall cancel said lien of record, That any person or persons buying or seed to be used in planting or 8 in accordance with this act, who shall thereafter use or permit another to use the grain o purchased as aforesaid, or the product thereof, for any purpose other than designated in the note herein provided for, shall be deemed gnilty of a misdemeanor, and ghall be punished in the manner pr vided by law for disposing of mortgaged property. Provided, that where any pur- Chaser under the provisions of this act shall have any of sald grain left after seeding his land, then the parties furnishing the same shall be required to receive back the same upon its return and credit the amount thereof on the note at the same price. that wag charged and recelved for the same. Seo. 4. When such note, together with the interest, is fully paid, it ghall be the duty of the holder of such note to have the same canceled of record, and If any holder of such note, or his personal representative or assignee, after full performance of the con- ditions of the mortgage annexed thereto, whether before or afier breach thereof, shall for the space of twenty days, after Dbeing thereto requested in writing, ' refuse or neglect to discharge the same of record as herein provided, or to execute or ac. knowledge a certificats of discharse « lease thereof, he shall be liable to the maker of said note and morteage, his heirs asslgns, in the sum of $20 damage all actual damages occasioned by suc lect or refusal to be recovered in the proper action, Sec. 5. Whereas an emergency exists for the passage of this act, therefore this nct shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage. Conforees Agres on u Relief DIl LINCOLN, March 20.—(Speclal Telegram.) —The joint conference committee on the $200,000 relief bill reached an agreement to- night. The result of the conference is a modified bill. The amount is left at $200,- 000. Each county will be permitted to pur- chase its own seed, and the money to pay for the seed will be drawn by the auditor upon the recommendation of the State Re- ief commission. The commission will not be allowed to reserve more than $500 for its expenses, The principal feature stricken out of the bill is the on which distributes the money by direct appropriation fo the several countles and Nmits each county to $4,000. Will Pay No ¥ LINCOLN, March 20.-—(Speclal Telegram.) —The scnate clalms committee met this evening and considered the miscellaneous clalms bill passed by the house. The im- portant feature of the action tonight was the knocking out of all the claims for wolf boun- State Auditor Moore says that the wolf bounty bill recently passed by the house will, i it becomes a law, cost the state nearer oIt Bountl mitty . s A T s S AR N A5 MO ot e e R O A 15 e A | by the $20,000 than §7,000 as estimated by the com- | IV NEBRASKA'S INTEREST Banquet Tenri«mfl Sevator Allen the Ocoa- sion for Praising the State, GOVERNOR HOLCOMB ON THE SITUATION With a Subjeéot Fdur Hundred Miles Loug and Two Hundred Miles Wide the Chief coutlye of the Commonwealth Entertalne Bloquently. LINCOLN, March 20.—(Special Tele gram.)—At 10:30 this evening 200 people sat lown to a banquet tendered United States Senator Allen, at the Lindell hotel. This event was preceded by a reception to over 300 guests in the parlors. Tho senator and his wife arrived from their home at Madison on the 6:10 p. m, traln, and were at once driven to the hotel in a carriage. Senator and Mrs. Allen were assisted in recelving by Hon. W. J. Bryan and wife and Mayor Weir. Falk's orchestra provided a well selected list of instrumental numbers during the recep- tion and banquet, Among the guests from Lincoln and abroad were: Congressman McKeighan, D. Clem Deaver, Omaha; James C. Dahlman, Chadron; James O'Shee, Lincoln; J. W. Sheridan, J. V. Wolfe, J. H. Edmisten, 2ddyville; John H. Powers, Major William Daily, Charles Pirtle, Washington, D. C.; V. 0. Strickler and wife, Omaha; Governor Hol- comb and Private Secretary Marat, Judge J. H. Broady, Hon. W. H. Deck, Captain Pat- rick Barry, Charles Hoxie and wife, Lincoln, and all of the populist and democratic mem- bers of the legislature. DURING THE BANQUET. During the banquet J. V. Wolfe presided as toastmaster. To “The People's Senator, Our Guest,” Mayor A. H. Weir responded in a happy post prandial veln. To the toast, “The State of Nebraska,” as announced facetiously by the toastmaster, *‘Though slightly disfigured, will be found still in the ring," ‘Governor Holcomb responded in part as follows: *“Mr. Toastmaster, Ladies and Gentlemen: The subject assigned me this evening s such a large one that T approach it with hesitancy. You have given me a subject that fs 400 miles long and 200 miles wide. Larger than all the New England states, and in which England and Wales may be placed with territory enough left to make three counties as large as my own, the ‘state of Custer,’ with its 2,500 square miles of rich prairfe 1and; a population of over 1,000,- 000, and yet capable of sustaining four times that number, with 400 acres or more to the individual. My auditors may, perhaps, think my subject a dry one, and 1 must say that a due regard for my reputation for veracity compels-me to admit that it has been very dry for health, intelligence and the contentment of its people. There are few, if any, states equal to Nebraska, and none superior. The searcher after health and pleasuro may go to California or Florlda for comfort in winter, or to Cape May or Bar Harbor to enjoyrcool breezes in summer, but to the Nebraskan is given the pleasure of enjoying the days of healthful, pleasant and invigorating climate, not a pleasure re- sort to obtain health, but a business resort with good health as*one of the principal at- tractions. BEAUTIES OF NEBRASKA. “My subject, however, is a breezy one. It is the gentle Nebraska zephyr that sweeps over its beautiful prairies, giving life, activ- ity and vigor to all: coming in contact with it. The breezes purify the atmosphere, in- vigorate the system, and give to our people that restless epergy which has placed the state, though yet in_its infancy, in the front rank of agriculjurea] states and along beside her sister states ih the great Mississippi valley in manufacturing, commercial and ag- ricultural Indusjtfes.” Following a description of Nebraska's re- sources and présént” tonditlon, ‘the governot: sald: “It Is quite’the fashion ‘now, or ought to be, to have printéd on the back of your business or' visiting cards a statement of the number of excellent crops grown in thiis state In the last twenty-five years. It would read something ltke this: 1869, good crop; 1870, good crop; 1871, big crop; 1872, good crop; 1873, short crop, with grasshoppers printed In’ parentheses as an explanation; 1874, good crop, and so on down to 1894, with but ‘few exceptions all good crops. At no time witbin the history of the state, so far as my knowledge goes, has a drouth and consequent crop fallure been o complete, so absolute and so far reaching as that of the past season, and I venture the prediction that we may all live our allotted three score and ten years without witnessing a recur- rence of such a dread disaster. The governor, in conclusion, sald that he would leave the subject with the distin- guished guest of the evening, who has been.| s0 valiantly championing thé cause of free silver for a free people. Toasts were aldo responded to by Hon. John M. Ragan, Hon. P. H. Barry, Hon. W. F. Dale, Hon. W. H. Dech, Dr. L. J. Abbott and H. F. Rose, sq. IN PURSUIT 0O THE RISON PLAC Aspirants for Iscemer's Placo and u Pretty Game of Cross-Purposes. LINCOLN, March 20.—(Special.)—For some reason or other the numerous aspirants for Warden Beemer's shoes have been unusually ive for the past two days. Among the candidates on the ground who are constantly flitting through the hotel corridors and the state house lobbles are James Dahlman of Chadron, George Leldigh of Nebraska City, I. Sheridan of Red Willow county and James O'Shee of Lincoln. J. V. Wolfe of Lan- caster hopes to be still counted in the race. All of these candidates are wearing looks of cheerful expectancy, and for some reason they all believe that the appointment is to be made within a few days. In the meantime it I suspected that Prison Contractor Dorgan is putting in days and nights studying the situation. It is of the utmost importance to his interests that the new warden be friendly to him. The legis- lature s likely to do one of two things cither recommend that his contract be an- nulled, or take the ground that he has no contract, and recommend that he be efected from the penitentiary premises. If the state authorities should be directed to adopt the lutter alternative, Dorgan may find himselt locked out almosi any morning in the near future. If Warden Beemer's position s not misun- derstood, Dorgan mayi be locked out even before a new warden: is-appointed. It Is well understood that Beamsr is anxious to throw the penitentiary juje the bands of the Board of Public Lands and Bulldings. It s equally well known that 1ié Would like to be Installed in Dorgan's plac# ‘s the general manager of the institution. He'¢laims he can run the shops with fewer dutslders, with better satis- faction to the coWtr&etors, with better cffect upon the convict®, and that he can make the penitentiary seli-sislaining. In the meantiluc 37 A, desire to gain possession of the Dorgan con- tract is an open secret, is not wasting a single hour of thelelesing days of the session. Ho wants the comtradl. He also wants the legislature to axsist him in getting it. Whether the legilatiro will or not depends upon the developmenbf the next few days. o Kenrney {uyprs Koo KEARNEY, Masgh 20.—(Special.)—The spring campaign ésinew on in carnest, and it promises to be a#hort ‘and sharp fight. The main issue is retrenthment, but the present council at its meeting last night headed that off to a considerable extent by reducing the salaries of all city officers. The mayor, after the 1st of April,’ will recsive $150 a year; clerk, $200; treasurer, $100; each coun- cilman, $100; each policeman, $45 per month; sewer inspector and street commissioner, $45 per month, and janitor for city hall, $50 per month, and cemetery sexton, $40 per month. The office of ehlef of police declared vacant after this month. The council Instructed the police to sup- press gambling and other forms of vice, and today the officers have stopped the throwing of dice for cigars and gambling in all its forms wherev:r found or known to exist. Friday night the republicans held a caucus and last night the democrats held one un der the name of “ecitizen's caucus.’ Half of the nominees were not presgnt at the cau- cus, however, and cue has since declined to run, so there are only three men nominated democrats who are really in the Bucksteff, whose eld. L At the oratorical contest last uight at the | port High school for the purpose of selecting a delagate to represent the Kearney schools at the state contest in Aurora, Miss Grace Hamer was awarded first choice and Miss | Florence Hallowell second. Miss Hamer's | selection is entitled “Little Flower Girl The judges were County Superintendent | Wilsey, County Attorney Brown and Rev. Mr. Hayden. POPULIST COMMITTEE MEETS, Arrangements Completed for Holding the Next State Conventlon, LINCOLN, March 20.—(Special Telegram.) ~The populist state central commlttee met | at the Lindell hotel today, about tweniy-| five members being present e financial | statement for the last state convention was presented and audited. The showed an indebtedness of about $300. Provision was made for its payment. It was decided that the next state convention should be held late, some time in September, at some city west of Lincoln, and that the basis of representation should be upon the vote cast for Silas A. Holcomb for governor at the last general electfon. A resolution set ting the stamp of populist disapproval upon fusion with either of the old parties was of- | fored by Bryant of Cedar county, but the committee declined to entertain it, and it was withdrawn. The resolution was fn- tended as an expression against the candidacy of such democrats as James Dahiman, George Leidigh and James O'Shee, whose desire to fill the office of warden of the state peni- tontiary is giving the populist aspirants some uneasiness, treasurer's re- | GENDA STATE BANK HAS CLOSED, It Had Just Been Reorganizod and Had a Woman for Lts President. GENOA, Neb, March 20.—(Special Tele- gram.)—The Genoa State bank closed its doors this morning and is now in tife hands of the State Banking board. A notice posted in the window of the bank signed by Ben R. Cowdery, state bank examiner, says: “'Bank closed and in my hands as temporary re- ceiver.” Less than two weeks ago the bank was reorganized and a new set of officers was chosen, with a woman as president. It was announced at the time that the reorgani- ation made the bank one of the strongest financial institutions of its size In the state. It had a capital stock of $20,000. The condition of the bank, as stated by the receiver, i3 as follows: Assets and liabilities, $66,000; de- Dposits, $28,000. The assets consist largely of notes, many of which are hard to realize on. The receiver expresses the opinion that the bank will pay out without loss to de- positors, but that it will require time. When the bank was reorganized March 9§ Mrs. H. E. Robbins was chosen president, Arthur E. Anderson, cashier, and G. Willson vice president. tollef Notor, LINCOLN, March 20.—(Special)—On Janu- ary 22 the State Relief commission secured space in the Buckstaff & Stone warehouse for the purpose of facilitating their work in making up shipments. This was considered necessary, as the voluntary contributions were being recelved in car lots, many of which confained only one line of supplies. There were cars of flour, others full of meal, while fourteen cars of syrup, ten cars of clothing and a car of saverkraut were among the receipts. These cars had to be redi tributed, o that the various sections in the drouth-stricken districts could obtain a por- tlon of each of the contributions. Up to date 141 cars have been unloaded and over 500 in- voices in less than car lots received at the warehouse. The latter range from a single box to a half carload. The distributions consist of 138 cars of mixed provisions and clothing and 338 shipments, few of which were less than a ton, and from that to a half car. In this work one man was en- gaged in loading up cars and selecting as- sortments, one man checking in and ship- ping out, frequently checking the truckers in and out at the same time, and six truck- ers, carrying goods to and from the cars. This force of men unloaded, stacked in the ' warchouse and loaded an average of ten cars a day, or nearly two cars to a man. Fifteen tons of flour were ordered shipped yesterday by the purchasing committee of the relief commission to the drouth-stricken districts, Wedaing iells at York. YORK, Neb., March 20.—(Special.)—Ben- jamin F. Fellman, pastor of the Baptist church, was married last evening to Miss Katie Knapp. The marriage was a quiet affair, only immediate friends and relatives belng present. Rev. Mr. Folsom of Hastings officlated. The wedding ceremony was held at 8 o'clock. While the number of guests present were limited, some handsome pres- ents were presented to the bride and groom. Mr. Fellman has been a resident of York but a short time. He is but a young man, yet possessed of remarkable power, both as an orator and reasoner. He was formally of Hastings, and attended the college at that place. Miss Knapp is a ieading voung lady of York and is well known in church circles of the city. The assessors of York county met yester- day. M. C. Frank of Lockridge township was elected chairman and J. D. P. Small sec- retary. The assessing of stock, etc, was passed on and was about the same as last year. The basis used for the assessment of farm lands was the same as formerly, I. e., about an average of $2.75 per acre, the basin and rough lands to be assessed at $1. Ashiund Brovities. ASHLAND, Nib., March 20.—Special.— John W. Moon returned from Wahoo this morning, where he went to attend an as- sessors’ meeting, It was decided to ralse the valuation of land In Saunders county $100 per acre, Merril Johnson, an old Ashland boy, has come howe to take the position of Charles Whitmore cn the Ashland Gazette, Dr., William G. Friday, who has been prac- ticing medicine in Ashland for a number of years, has removed to Redland, Cal., where he goes to seck health, A number of alumni of Ashland's High school, who are employed in the city schools of Wahoo, are home on a vacation, because of the closing of the schools from a scare of scarlet fever in that Students Arrested for Steallng. LINCOLN, March 20.—(Special Telegram.) —Claude Bell, 20 years of aze, a student at the State University, was arrested to- night by Detective Malone charged with having stolen a quantity. of geological specimens, rare stuffed birds and animals, and some fifteen or twenty volumes of books from the museum of the university, The complainant was Chancel lor Canfield. The value of the property taken is indefinite, but it is said will in- voice a considerable amount. Bell is from York, where his parents are said to reside. | Fred Whiteman, 16 years of age, a student of the Lincoln Normal, was also arrested, charged with having stolen a bicycle worth $50. Both will have a hearing tomorrow. Sale of Gage County Laud, BEATRICE, March 20.—(Speclal Telegram.) —There were six transfers of farm land filed in Gage county today, aggregating $23,460. Articles of incorporation were filed today by the Arabian Horse company, with Beatrice designated as the principal place of business The capital stoek is $15,000, to be paid upon call of the directors. The incorporators are: L. W. Colby, George A. Murphy, John P. Wagner, George R. Chaney and E. B. Colby. The business of the company will be to buy and sell Arabian horses. Fan it FALLS CITY, Neb., March 20.—(Special.)— A caucus was held in the court house by the citizens today and the following citizens' ticket nomidnated Mayor, Fred Beaulieu clerk, P. M. Halsey; treasurer, T. J. Gist; police judge, M. W. Musselman; civil engi- neer, John W, Towle; members board of | education, Dr. G. H. Neals, Dr. T. J. Spencer; councilmen, First ward, H. Spencer; Sec ond, T. F. Sullivan; Third, Ed Glinés, for one year, and C. M. Wilson for two years, Affalrs at North Loup. NORTH LOUP, Neb., March 20.—(Special.) —Rev. J. H. Hurley, resident pastor of the Baptist church of this city, has gone to Far- nam, Neb., on a two weeks' missionary tour, during which be will probably hold a pro- tracted meeting at that place. At last accounts the agents sent from this place to solicit seed grain in the ecast were meeling with but indifferent swccess. One of them is In Mlssourl, and has reporied a | cuss them car of grain In sight, but donations do -not appear to be very profuse as yet An opthalmic disease which bears the popu- lar_designation of “pink-eye” has bees making itself somewhat disagreeable among the population of this place, both adult and juvenile, for the past several months. It is not especlally severe In most cases, but gives conriderable pain and annoyance in tie case of some constitutionalities RESTS WITH TOE SIFTING COMMITTEE, Churehill-Rossel! 11l General LINCOLN, March The senate committ through its Adams Sent Filo. (Special Telegram.) e on municipal affairs chairman, Senator Hahn of this afternoon presented a favorable report on the fire and police com tssion bill, which takes the appointment of he members of that comm of the hands of the governor. The report recom mended that the bill be placed on third read- tng. Senator Tefft of Cass county objected Ho said he was opposed to the practice of rushing bills through to a final pa with out giving the senate an opportunity to dis This was an Important bill and bo far-reaching In its effects. He that the bill be sent to the general file. His motlon was seconded by Graham of Gage county, who was also opposed to the precipitate action recommended by the com- mittea on municipal affairs. Senator Cald- well opposed the committee’s report, and the DIl was sent to the general fila by a large vote, the ffiends of the measure offering no opposition. The fate of the bill now rests with the sifting committee to the Senate county, sfon out might moved he Cars NEBRASKA March 20.—(Special Telegram.)—Michael Casey, a farmer of Rich ardson county, was run over by the Lincoln train, dus here at 11:40 p. m. He to sleep on the track. No blame appears to at- tach to the train crew. The man was ter- mangled, his body being ®ut in two. sey is a married man. Conductor Perry and Engineer Hoover were in charge of the train. The train was delayed thirty minat waiting the arrival of the coroner. went Objects to Sewerage at W BEATRICE, March 20.—(Special Tel —Proceedings were commenced in district court today enjoining the city of Wymore from putting in sewerage, recently ordered by the council. The plaintiff in the case, Martin Hansen, claims that the sewerage 1s not needed, will be an injury to adjoining property, and that the constitutional limit of expenditure for such purposes has been reached. Kearney Libel suit Declds KEARNEY, Neb., March 20.—(Special Tel- egram.)—In district court this afternoon E. Wyman got a judgment against the Hub Printing company, Homer J. Alien and . A Lee, for $3,500. This was a libel suit com- menced by Wyman, the defeated candidate for county tr urer on the populist ticket two years ago, and brought for an article printed by defendants at that time. The case will be appealed. Sottted Hiv Trouble Fasi'y. BEATRICE, March 20.—(Special Telegram.) Sheriff Kyd returned last night from Fort Ark., having in ¢ wanted here to answe seduction preferred by Ma Upon arriving in the city license and at once settled the trouble by marrying the gir Assewsors Agreo on i Scale. ORD, Neb., March (Special)—The as- sessors of the varlous townships met in con- sultation today to agree on a basis of value on which {0 make assessments for the coming year. After consulting together they agreed to assess personal property at one-fifth its cash value. Beat and Kobbed u ¢ h BLAIR, Neb., March 20.—(Special Tele- gram.)—Two unknown persons entered the laundry of Lung See about 9 p. m. and jump- ing upon him beat him about the head badly. They stole about $6. The wounds will not prove fatal. Mrs. John Lenzen’s fnjuries Futal. FAIRFIELD, Neb., March 20.—(Special Telegram.)—Mrs. John Lenzen, a report of whose injury in a runaway accident appeared in The Bee today, dicd this morning without regaining consciousness. aman. Plerce Wil Have & New Opera House, PIERCE, Neb.,, March 20.—(Special.)—The city of Pierce will build the finest opera house in northwest Nebraska. The ccntract Is to be awarded April 1. e 1 Loit His Wite. Levi Johnson, postmaster at Fairview, ac- companied by his wife and a load of oats, drove Into Omaha ycsterday. He stopped at the market at Twenty-second and Cum- ing street for the purpose of selling the grain, gnd, not bemg soon successful, left his Wit ini charge of the wagon and ‘went to_another part of the city. When he turned he was unable to find his wife, who, he clalms, was complaining of being sick. Diligent search failed to locate her, and, despairing of success, he reported the facts to the police last night and asked them to help find her. At a late hour last night she had not been found, - Will Leave the Silver Party Fold. CARSON CITY, Nev., March 20.—Licuten- ant Governor Sadler, elected by the silver party last fall, has announced his intention of leaving that party and going back to the republican fold. Sadler claims that the party has not lived up to its platform pledizes, His action has oceasloned fome ex- citement in political circles, ———— Worley Found Not Guity, At 9 o'clock last evening the jury in the se of Monroe I%. Worley, charged by his wife with adultery, returned a verdict of not guiity. Lo PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS, C. W. Seefus Is reglstercd from Leigh. Adolph Pentz is registered at the Barker from Chicag D. C. Walcott, with the United States Wind und Pump company, is registered at the Bar- ker from Lincoln, Mr. F. A. Bennett of Manning, Ta., state bank examiner for the Hawkeye state, is in the city visiting his friend, Rothert At the Mercer: 8. I. King, Minneapolis; 8. B. Hathaway, New York; G. Gallaher, Kansas City; E. W. Loomis, Eigin, 11.; W. R. Alexander, Wahoo; V. C. Shickley, * Ge- neva; Robert 1. Wooilson, St. Chadwick, Chicago; 8. R. Mumaugh, Port- land; J. A. Love, Chicago; 0. H. Quigley, Mt. Morris, 11l.; H. D. Pettibone, Minncap- olis; M. Curtis, New York; H. McGill, To- peki. at the Barker Nehraskans at Lo At the Victoria—L, D. Erickson, Oukland. At the Drexel-K. V. Martin, Blajr; 7. Millar, Emerson; A. J. Wilson, I At the Millard—H. A, Knighton, b ; A, McClond, York: 8. ¢, Basseit, Gibbon. At the Murray— 1% H, Scott and wife merson; W. Anderson, Wahoo; A, Vin' nt, Grand Island, 1 At the Arcade—Mrs. W. A. Cleghorn, Louisville Johnson, Kearney; C. A Tansom, Neola; 13, Petteys, Shelby, At the Dellone—T. M. Tuhlee, Drok Bow; James Leonard, North Plafte; 1 McRihany, Lyons; 4. €. Hurlwell, Clarks At the Colonnade—1%. (. Hofeldt, A Hollis ter, Blkhorn: J. W. Schumaker ind I Tainer, Mik City; N. 1. Wouds, Schuylor. At the Windsor-H. H. Henderson, O'Nelll; L, A. Hahn and €. A, Pleard, Nor: folk; B, Kane and J. C. Henderson, York. At the Merchants—H. T. S8hannon, J. H Westeott, C. Pressen, Lincoln: 1, Jeohn and K. Koun, Scward; Mrs, H. I, Mahan, Grand Island At _the Paxton—H. C W, 8. Cone and B, H D, Lewls, Fontaneile; H I. Véach, Plattsmouth. 1 Botols. Mason, Sidney; O, 8. Smith, Smith, R Falls City; Kearney ; Al | Gering and J Children Cryfol Pitcher's Castoria. Children Cry fo: @iteher's Castoria. Children Cry s in ‘ ! Prices! MORE SYMPATAY FOR DAVIS Alloged Train Wrecker 8aid to Have Been Pers.onted in a New Line, MOSHER'S PARTNER FORMALLY ARRAIGNED Federal Court Arguments to at Lincoln Will Entertala in Outealt’s Case Today Quash the Indictment Against i LINCOLN, gram.)—Another today developed Ington Davls | discovered that in charge of March 20, startling feature in the George se, Yesterday Baililt Stephenson, while the jury which tried Davis for murder in the first degree, had left his charge and visited the offics of the leading counsel for the Rock Island road Today 1t was learned through jail officials and Davis himself that one Philip Miller, ar- rested for stealing a watch from Councllman Parker, had been placed in Davis' cell for the period of ten days. While In there he did his best to pump Davis, but was unsuc- cesstul in securing any material evidence, The singular part of the affair is that Miller was never tried for the larceny of the wateh. The police records do not show that Miller was ever arrested and there is no record of any criminal charge in any court against him. e was simply thrown into the cell with Davis, Kept there ten days and released It Is rumored in Lincoln that Davis was of- fered before his trial $10,000 to plead guilty to manslaughter and take a year in the pen- itentiary, When questioned about it he de- nied that any one had cver made such an offer. Four months ago Miller was caught as he was about to take a train, charged with stealing a watch from a councilman. That Miller was placed in the cell with Davis by some one interested In convicting the ac- cused appears reasonably certain, and his mysterfous disappearance remains unac- anted for. The trial bas cost Lancaster county over $5,000, and it is sad the rail- road company will demand a new one. MOSHER'S PARTNERS ARRAIGNED. R. C. Outcalt, ex-cashier of the broken Capital National bank, was arraigned this afternoon in the federal court on the indiet- ment found against him uary last. A motlon to quash was made by his attorneys, Charles 0. Wheedon and L. C. Burr, and the same will be argued tomorrow. Today Governor Holcomb pardoned Isane Whitman, convicted over a year ago of com- plicity with John Cox in robbing a number of stores in Malcolm, this county. The su- preme court afiirmed the sentence of three years against Whitman. He pleaded an alibi, but Cox swore he was with him. The pardon was made on the recommendation of Sherift Miller, who had become convinced that Whit- man was innocent. e has already spent sixteen months in jail. Deputy United States Marshal Powers today brought in from Fillmore county Sam Fields and James Coffcy, charged with seiling liquor in that county without a license. They were held by Commissioner Billingsley in the sum cf $300 for appearance at Omaha at the May term of court. This makes five persons held for bootlegging in that county. AlL of the prohibition city candidates must g0 on the ticket this spring by petition, as their certificates were filed too late with'the city clerk, Tele- was Wash- was (Special Question of Liconse tho Issue. BLUE SPRINGS, Neb, March 20.—(Spe- cial)—The issue at the spring election here s Dbetween the license and anti-license parties. For two years this town has gone “dry,” and a desperate effort is now being made to change the order of things. Each party has a ticket in the fleld, and a close can- vass of the voters will be made on both sides, The annnal ministerial conference of the United Brethren church convenes here fo- morrow, and several delegations have already arrived, A large attendance is expected. i o ONE ENJOYS Both the method and results when Syrup of Figs is taken; it is pleasant and refreshing to the taste, and acts gently yet promptly on the Kidneys, Liver and Bowels, cleanses the sys- tem eftectually, dispeis colds, head- aches and fevers and cures habitual constipation. Syrup of Figs is the only remedy of “its kind ever pro- duced, pleasing to the taste umf ac- ceptable to the stomach, prompt in its action and truly beneficial in its effects, prepared only from the most healthy and agreeable substances, its many excellent qualitics commend it to all and have made it the most popular remedy known. Syrup of Figs is for sale in 50 cent bottles by all leading drug- gists. 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