Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, December 6, 1900, Page 3

THE OMAHA DAILY GORDON WINS SALARY SUIT Q Deposed Polion Judge Allowed Pay at Rate of 2,600 Per Year, SUPREME COURT PASSES ON HiS APPEAL Finds That His Serviee in Office Wae Continunas and Thet His Com- pemantion Could Not Be Changed. LINCOLN, Deo. b.—(fpecial.)—Among the opinions handed down by the supreme court at adjournment tonight was one in the case of the State ex rel Gordon against Moores, | in which the court held in favor of Police { Judge Gordon of Omaha by declaring that ho was entitled to the salary provided for in the charter under whieh he was elected The optnion was written by Chief Justice Norval. The syllabus of the optnton fol- lows The compemmation of salary of an officer created by the eonstitusdon canswot be in- {rensed or dimipished dm!iwr term. The office of liee judge o magistrate of an |nr':;’mrl"fl city s called into existence by the constitution. Holding over beyond the fixed term of an officet, pending the election of his suo- cersor, In'pursuance of the requirements of the constitution, is a% much A sart of the term of office as that which precedes it Where a peraon lawfully continges in an office created by the constitution hL virtus of hin originml election and aualification, after the expiragson of (he fized tarm, but before his muccessor s elected and gualified, the salary of sueh hoM-over officet cannot Ve tncrassed or dimivished Origin of the Suit. This suit was & mandamus originally in- |Stituted in the dstrict court of Douglas leounty. In November, 1835, Goron was elected polies judew of Omaba at a salary, wnder the them exWitiug charter, of $2,500 per annum. The charter of 1697 reduced the salary of the affice to $1,200. Under this |eharter Gordon was re-electsd for three years in April, 1597. The supreme court tafterward decidod that clause of the char- ter extending the term of office of police ‘Judme (o thren years unconstitutional. As o clection was heid in November, 1897, Gordon held over under the provistons of the comwtitution. His salary, at the rate of §2,600 per annum, was pald until the first Tuesday in January, 1895, since which time tho cily has rofused to pay him at a Ligher rate than $1,200 per annum, fixed by the present charter. Gordon lnstituted mandamus proceedings to compel the pay- ment of the difference between the amounts fixed by the old charter and thy mew one. Ho lost in the district court and the case eamo to the supreme court on erfor. Order Agminst the “Octopus.” In the Standard Ofl oase the oourt grantod tho attorney general's motion for an order requiring the defendant to pro- duce its books and records for the exam- nation of the referens and the court. Chief Justice Norval took 3o part in this action. The opinion was writiten by Judge Bullivan. Following is the syllabus: The actlon provided for in section 4 of the ‘anti-trust law,” to prohibit foref, cor- orations from doing businesss in this state n contravention of our laws, I8 & civil ac- tion both in substanow and In form. A foreign oorporatiun, by reason of hav- tng dono one or more of the criminal acts mentionad in section 2 of the anti-trust law, may by injunction of quo warranto be ex: cluded from the state, Tn construing an act of the legislature all reasonable doubts must be resolved in favor of its constitutionality. Sections 3 and 4 of the anti-trust law, providing for ousting corporations by civil action from the exer- clse of powers and privilages which have been abused, 13 declaratory of the com- mon law. Forelen carporations do business here not by right but by comity. And the state may at pleasure ravoks the privilege which it kas grantod such corporations. The revocation of the privilege given & for- elgn corporation Lo da- business here i mot the Infliction of a penaity. A forelgn corporation doing business in violation of the anti-trust law may be re- quired under mection 3 of the Code of Civii rocedure to furnish evidence against itself In an action brought to exclude It from the state. W Opinions and Orders. The following opinions wero handed down: Blue Valley Lumber Company against Conro. Affirmed. ¥ Missouri Pacific Raflroad ainst Tipton. AfMrmed. Philadolphla’ Mortgngo and Trust Com- pany agalnat Buckstaff. AfMrmed. Philadelphla Mortgage and Trust Com- pany against Hutchins. AfMirmed. Burke against First National Bank, Pen- der. Afirmed. Antes ugainst State Insurance Company. Affirmed Ftate aguinst Bank of Commerce, Gra: leland; Modern Wodmen, Merriam, et al Affirm Peopla’s Bullding, Loan and Savings As- sociation againat Peariman. AMrmed, Strong against State. Reversed. Onkes against Ziemer. AfMirmed, State ex rel Gordon against Moores. Re- versed. Rhea _against State. Affrm Ren .‘:fllnl( ‘Wyckoff. Al youste sealnat Standard Off Comp p’-«i"” on for orders on defendant fo luoe booka and papers. Sustained. School - District,” Lincoln, against Afchoo L n, against Fiske Orders were made-as follows: 957, Bang against Gray. Motion to call mandate sustained; costs taxed on halt to such party and new mandate to lesue. 10066. Warren against Wales. Motion to vacate supersedeas fllsd November 30 sus- tained unloss new bond be given within thirty days. logd, " Ettenheimer against Wallman. Mo- tion to reverse overruled. 11000, Shiebley ugainst Dixon County, Advanced. . 11298, Simonian gl Nave-McCord Mercantile Company. Motion to dismiss ap- pea. 3 11468, Dryden against Parotte. Motlon to dismiss appeal denfed. 11566, Allen azainat Plassyere, for further mecurity denfed 11618, Tt National Bank, Button against Grosshans. Motion to quash b exceptions doniod 11759, Oldfleld against Oldfleld. Motion to allow supersedeas sustained, conditioned on giving bond for $1.000, conditioned quired in attachmenta. Bursiars and an Alleged Embessler. ASHLAND, Neb., Dec. b.—(8pecial.)—The house of Austin Nutt, in Green precinct, ABSOLUTE SECURITY, Cenulne Carter’s Little Liver Pills. Must Bear Signature of Company Motion FOR TORPID LIVER. FOR CONSTIPATION. FOR SALLOW SKIN. FOR THE COMPLEXION /GURK 8I1CK HEARAGHE.. | bust | Pascl northwest of Ashiand, was entered Monday afternoon. The burglar secured a pooket- book contatning #48 in cash, two bank cer- tificates of deposit and a note for $2 by George Moese to Austin Nutt #acks of corn were also takem. Mr was away from home at the time, There no clue to the robben. Marshal Corwin has arrested a man named George F. Hill, who eams into town Monday from Lincoln, on complaint of the Lincoln police. Hill was charged with em- bezzling money collected in Kansas for Cranston & Curtice, & Lincoln firm. The marshal delivered Hill to the kncoln au. thorities Monday. His shortage s sald te be $700. SOME MORE PLACES GIVEN OUT Announcement Made of Additienal Appointments Under the Imcom- 1ng State Administration, LINCOLN, Dec. 5.—(Special Telegram.) Auditor-elect Weston this afternoon an- nounced the selection of H. A. Babcock of M5 city for insurance deputy. Mr. Bab- cock served two terms as auditor and two terms as deputy auditor. For several years past he has been engaged in the fnsurance 83 in this efty, Rev. Willlam Haupimann of Genoa has been chosen for chaplain of the Industrial School for Boys at Kearney. In making this appointment Qovernor Dietrich mcted with J. H. Mallalieu, recently appolated superintendent. Hauptmann is a Congrega- tional minister. He was a candidate for the legislature from Nance county, but was de- feated by & faw votes. Governor Dietrich has also named M. C. Walker of Norfolk as steward of the Hos- pital for the Insane at that place, Frank B. Moores of Omaba for one of the governor's staff officers aud Dr. H. 8. Bell of Kearney for physician at the State Industrial School for Boys at Kearney. Chaplain Hauptmana will aleo have charge of the military in- struction, as he is an experienced man, The Youag Mon's Republican club, the oldest and largest republican orgmnization in the city, tonight elected the following officers for the new year: President, Paul C. Hunger; vice presidents, W. G. Roberts, secretary, O. D. treasurer, John H. Fawell; ser- geant-at-arms, George Bush. Arrange- ments for the Lincoln day banquet were left with the executive committee, SHOOTS EVERYONE IN SIGHT Platte Center Citisen Puts Bullets in & Blacksmith, His Partner and the Town Marshal. COLUMBUS, Neb., Dec. 5.—(Speotal Tel- egrdm.)—Word was telephoned here this eveniug of a shooting affair at Platte Cen- ter, fifteen miles north. The details are meager, but it seems that N. J. Gentleman had an altercation with a blacksmith named Oleson and shot him in the arm. He also shot Oleson's partner, Robert Wilson, in the hip. He then shot the village marshal, Pat Hayos, and a carpenter whose name could not be learned, as he {s & new comer there. Gentleman was finally overpowered and lodged In the calaboose and officers have loft here to briug him fn. The car- penter {s sald to be the most serlously injured of all. Gentleman has lived in and near the village for many years and hi a family. Ho Is about 40 years of age and bas had much trouble of late, Smallpox, AND, Neb., Dec. 5.—(Spectal.) DO new cases of smallpox In this clty this morning. It fs ltkely, too, that after tonight more stringent steps will be taken by the city authorities to protect the public. Last night the chalrman of the Board of Health, Mayor Platt, called, off the guards from the house of {ll-repute af- fected in the outskirts of the eity. Last night, 100, a negro was about the streets whose appearance did not tend to allay th fears of the people. He was one of the Occldental hotel people who have been sick. There being no guard at the Occldental and general ingress and egress not welng prohibited, only placards belng posted that contaglous diseaso existed there, the negro is sald to have left the hotel and when he wanted to re-enter was refused. No one would take him in and the police officers were finally compelled to lock him in the city fall. This morning he was released. The city authorities state that the man s over the diseas But the populace, satisfied with the management of affalrs in rogard to the contagion, is incensed at the action and at the fallure of the authorities to quarantine every place where the dlsease is sald to exist. Mayor Platt stated this morning that he had called off the guard at the house 1n the suburbs on the ground that 1t was useless to continue the guard there it no guards were kept at all the other Pplace: And to keep guards at all other places, ho stated, was meeting the opposi- tion of some of the counclimen. The coun- cil will have a regular meeting tonight and 1t 1s likely that there will be a plain unde: standing of the situation and a decislon as to what measuros are to be adopted. At a meeting of the city council this n- ing, after a most vigorous and extensive discussion, the entire matter of smallpox contaglon was referred to the full commit- tee on health with emphatic instructions to quarantine every place in the ecity—about twelve In number—where disease exists, to establish a pest house and, in the event that the strictest quarantine regulations are in any maoner violated, to have the offender arrested and placed in the pest house. The Board of Health was also instructed to compel every physiclan to report every case as soon as it comes to his knowledge. Grand Island 18 now making most streauous efforts to stamp out the disease quickly and thor- oughly. Platte County' Prosperity, COLUMBUS, Neb., Dec. b.—(Special.)— The mortgago indebtedness for this (Platte) county was reduced some $20,000 more dur- ing November, as the following copy of the indebtedness record will show: Twenty farm mortgages fled, worth $28,820; same released, forty-four, representing $48,815.13 There were twenty-two town and city mort- gagos filed, nggregating $12,551, and eight | released, worth $3,003.00. The chattel record shows sixty-five mortgages filed, 53,71, and seventy-four released, $41,039.57, There were no deeds in foreclosure filed during the month. Adjndged In TABLE ROCK, Neb., Dec. 5.—(Special.)— Willlam Brown was adjudged insane by the Board of Insanity after an examination at Pawnee City yesterday, and was taken by the sheriff to the asylum at Lincoln fhis afternoon. The afflicted man Is 86 years of age, but has ltved alone for years, his wife having secured a divorce from him some timo ago amd none of the other members teeling disposed to abide with him. A pe- culiurity of his Insanity is that he thinks everything he can lay hold of belongs to him, B, Howard Moves to Columbnm; COLUMBUS, Neb, Dec. b.—(Special.)— Bdgar Howard of Paplllion, who made the raco for congress In the First district agalnst David Mercer, has purchased the Columbus Telegram of this city from J. L. The deal was finished up Monday. Mr. Howard {s here and will move his tamily to this city at once. Ragan in ch with World, RAGAN, Neb, Dee (Spaclal Tele- gram.)—The telephone line connecting the new town of Ragan with Holdrege and thence with the outside world was com- pleted today and the first word was spoken over the wire. The manzger of the local office will be E. J, Loug, editor of the Ragao News, | through a very critical period,’ not | nE THURSD NEW BUILDING FOR PHYSICS Fuculty of University Want a Btructure Which Will Not Vibrate, NEEDS OF THE STATE HISTORICAL SOCIETY LINCOLN, Deo. 6.—(Bpecial)—The re- gents of the University of Nebraska are coutemplating the construction of a bulld- Ing for the department of physies, contin- gent, of course, upon the action of the leg- islature, For this bullding and for making all necessary repairs and improvements on univeraity property the regents will ask the legtalature for autherity to expend $105,000. This amount may be allowed with- out fucreasing the amount of university money already provided for by legislative ennctment. A bullding of the nature planned by the regents would cost approxi- mately $50,000 e outire revenus of the university will be derived from the various endowment and trust funds and from a speofal 1-mill levy authorised by the last legislature, The 1-mill Yovy will return $348,000 in two years and the trust funds $267,600, making & total of #615,600, none of which will come from the general fuud. The regonts will ask for authority to expend the entirs amount, it being tholr inteation to iucreaso the appro- priations for salaries aud wages for cur- rout expenses and for improvements. The faculty of the unmiversity has united 1n & request for the construction of a butld- ing for the depurtment of physics, which now occuples the basement and third floor of Nebraska hall. It is sald that the con- stant vibration of the Nebraska hall inter- feres with the working of the selentific ap- paratus, making it almost impossible to | conduct many delicate experiments. | At its next meeting the Board of Rogents | will consider further the plans for the new | bullding and probably arrive at some defl- | nite conclusion. At the same meeting the | proposition made tomo time ago by Chau- cellor Andrews relative to providing for a special incidental fee to be charged all stu dents will be considered. This plan con- templates providing a semester feo of §3 for each student, all money so dorived to be turned into t h fund for defraying the incidental expenses of the institution. The plan was suggested to the Board of Re- gonts ral weeks ago, but no action was taken at the time. Hiatortcal Soclety Need The State Historical society will ask the next legislature for an appropriation of | $13,000. Secretary Jay Amos Barrett sald today that he considered this a very modest and reasonable request. “The Historical soclety Barrett. "It has reached that point where expausion is absolutely necessary. We will ask the legislature for a slightly in- creased appropriation, but it {s no more than we absolutely need and I believe we will get it. Our appropriation two years ago was $5,000 and four years ago only $3,000, both inadequate for the purpose. During the next two years we want to have a lot of accumulated books and newspa- pers bound at & cost of about $1,000. We should be given a fund of $300 for buylng 0ld books and newspaper flles, “Very few people seem to appreciate or realize what the Hietorical soclety is doing. Our rooms here are filled to thelr ca- pacity with old books, newspapers and documents, which should be catalogued, & work which would keep one person steadily engaged for many months. Under the ap- propriation made two years ago I have been permitted to employ only one person for a few hours sach day, whilo there has been work enough for two or three persons, “Of the total appropriation the soclety will ask for an allowance of $750 to de- fray the expenses of collecting, compiling and publishing the records of the Nebraska constitutional convention held in 1875. The original records of this convention were destroyed, but by editing and correcting the reports which appeared in the dally | newspapers at the time it would be porsible | to prepare another report almost as rella- | ble and completo as the original. To do this 1t would be necessary to submit coples of the newspaper reports to all living mem- bers of the convention, who would correct them from memory and supply any missing detatls." More Stringent Game Lawa. Farmers of western Nebraska are be- gionlag to agitate the passage of an act which will prevent the shipment of quall and prairie chickens beyond the boundary lines of the counties in which they are caught or killed. Buch & measure will probably be introduced In the next legisla- ture. The men who are urging the p of a law with that object in view s the time is mot far distant when the game will be practically extinct if radical steps are not soon taken to prevent the wholesale slaughter for the eastern markets, Our game laws need strengthening In many places and especinlly where they com- cern the shipment of game fowls,” sald one of the men Interested In the proposed law “In one county in western Nebraska over 2,600 dozens of quail have been shipped to eastern markets, and as a result there will be practically none of that class of game left in that vicinity next year. Every dairy and every meat market in the western part ——— ICKNESSES Which Grow o Blg Ones. A little cold in the head is a trifle, but it neglected and it bangs on from week (o week and gets into the throat and lungs it 1s no longer a trifle. It is then no longer a slight cold, but the beginning of chronic eatarrh, Do not make the mistake of thinking you have no catarrh because the head and nose ppear to be clear. If there is cough, tickling in the throat, hoarsemess or a sense of oppression in the chest, you have throat and bronchial catarrh. If the ap- | petite is poor, nausea, gagglng and disgust for food, especlaly in the morning, you have catarrh of the stomach The surest and safest treatment for very form of catarrh is an internal rem edy which acts especially on the blcod and mucous membranes. |2 | Such a remedy 1s the new catarrh cure, s0ld_everywhere by drugglsts under name | of Stuart's Catarrh Tablets, a medicine in | pleasant, convenfent tablet form and con- | taining all the best and latest specifics for catarrh, whether located in nose, throat bronchial tubes or stomach Stuart's Catarrh Tablets are composed of Sangulnaria, gualacol, red gum and similar antiseptics, which destroy the germs of ca- tarrh {n the blood, and no one who suffers trom any form of catarrh and has seen the uselessness of sprays, douches and powders will ever go back to them after once trying 0 convenient, pleasant and harmless a rem- edy as Sluart's Catarrh Tablets and one which gives rellef in so short a time. Even In cases where catarrh has affected the scnses of smell and hearing, these tab- lots accomplish a cure, becauss the blood being cleansed of catarrhal germs, the mucous surfaces of the nose and throat no longer clog the respiratory passages with catarrhal secretions All drugglsts sell tull sized treatments of | Stuart's Cotarrh Tablets for the nominal price of 50 cents, and the regular daily use of them will effectually cure this trouble- of the state have men regularly employed to kill game for the market. Other states prohibit the shipment ef certain species and Nebraska should emact similar legisla- tion befere it fs too late to remedy the avil. 1t should be made unlawful for any rallrond, expreas or transportation com- pany to mccept for ehipment any consign- ment of rare game, and a penalty should be provided for violation of this provision. It would also be well for the leislature to provide better means for enforeing all of the existing game laws. During the last summer they were wholly dieregarded in many counties and game was killed by the hundred and shipped east out of season, A Wwarden should be appointed to enforoe the laws and to prosecute all persona found vielating them." New Nattonal Guard Bl Adjutant Qeneral Barry and Colonels Hayward and Killlan, comprising the State Military board, have approved, with slight | changes, a national guard bill Introduced in the senate two yoars ago by Benator Bar- ton. The measure was originally drawn by the adjutant general to comply with na- tional military laws. Instead of metting forth the company and regimental organisa- | tlons In dctall and specitying the number of men In each the board decided to modify the bill #o that 1t would require all mill- tary organisatiors to be the same an thoss of the regular army, the strength of the | companies, however, not to exceed the ex- fsting Itnitations, Another provision was #dded to the origlaal bill authorizing the ROvernor to give leave of absence for regi- monts called 1nto the service of the govern- ment for a pertod equaling the term of en- listment, also authorizing him to organize provisloual regimenta to take the place ot thoso om leave of absence. School Apportionment. The semi-anzual apportionment for the public schools of the state for the period ending November 30 amounts to $507,830. | For the corresponding perlod one year ago | the apportionment was $292,888 and two | years ago it was $300,816. The revenue from the varfous sources was as follows: State tax, $85,048.81; Interest on United States bonds, $300; Interest on county bouds, $63,426.80; Interest on school dis- trict bonds, $1,028.80; t on school | lands sold, $87,5! hool | lands leased, $61,260.47; interest on ealine lands sold, $2,400; Interest on saline lands | leased, $1,090; nterest ou state warrants, $6,070.53; peddlers’ licenses, $14550; The Bee Publishivg company, fine, $500; em balmers’ board, fees, $3.02. A monthly report of the state auditor shows that the special labor fund, for which the penitentiary depends for main- tenance, now amounts to only $262. The small balance will soon be exhausted. Lincoln Street Names. The city council has voted down the or- dinance proposed by the Ladies' Improve- ment soclety to change the deslgnation of the east and west streets from letters to names. This measure was introduced at the especial request of & number of the | most prominent women in the city, but of the fourteen members of the council only | two favored its adoption. Chief Clement of the fire department urged the passage of the ordinance on the ground tbat it would greatly facilitate the communication of street names over the telephone in case of fire. Those who voted agalnst the or- dinance sald the merchants of the city were opposed to any change in the present system of street names, The Central Labor union has elected dele- Eates to the state labor convention, which will be heid in this city December 20. The delegates chosen are: George H. Bush of the Leather Workers' union, A. E. Evans of the Barbers’ union and George Daggett of the Carpenters’ unlon. The Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul, Min- neppolls & Omaha railroad byt ‘appealed to the supreme court from a $5,000 jud- ment glven in the district court of Burt county in an actlon brought by the heirs of Wilred Hegglund, who killed while loading one of the company's stock cars. The Faculty Women's club of the State university gave a reception in the Univer- sity School of Music tonight to Chancellor and Mrs. Benjamin E. Andrews. Invita- tions were extended to tho regents and their wives and to all members of tho uni- versity faculty. The directors of the Charity Organization soclety have decided to co-operate with the Salvation army in conducting a mission home for wayfarers and homeless persons. | The home will probably be located as near as possible to the center of the business pertion of the eity. Agriculture Sociey Blect STOCKVILLE, Neb., Dec. b.—(Speclal At the annual meeting of the Frontier County Agricultural soclety, held here yes- terday, the following officers were elected: G. D. Chadderdon, president; M. W. Quiok, vice prosident; L. H. Cheney, secretary; W. C. Reed, treasurer; M. T. Ward, general superintendent; George R. Gragg, superin- tendent of speed; J. A. Lynch, marshal. The reports of the secretary and treasurer showed all bills paid and a b e in the troasury of $§ NO CHANGE IN TEMPERATURE Forecast for Thursday WASHINGTON, Dec. Thursday and Friday: For Nebraska, Kansas and Colorado— Fair Thursday and Friday; variable wind For Towa—Falr Thursday and Friday; west to south winds, For North Dakota—Fair Thursday; warmer In eastern portion; Friday fair in enstern, probably snow and colder in west- ern portion; varlable winds. For South Dakota—Fair Thursday and Friday; probably colder Thursday in west- ern portion; variable winds. For Montana—Falr Thursday; colder in north ecentral portion; probably snow and colder; west winds, 6.—Forecast for probably Friday southwest to Local Record. OFFICE OF THE WEATHER BUREAU, OMAHA, Dec, [.—Officlal record of tem: perature’ and precipitation compared the corresponding day of the inst thre years 1900, 1599, 1898, 1897, Maximum temperature @ Minimum temperature .. 2 Precipitation ) Record of temperature and precl at Omaha for this day and since 1800 Ro Gay Normal tem, Bxcess for t SRR Total excess since’ March 1 Normal precipitation clency for the day........ rainfall since March 1. Excess Maroh 1,........ Deficlency for cor. period, 150 Deficiency for cor. period’ 1598, Report from Stations at 0f inch | .7 Ineh 470 inches .13 Inches 8 M, STATIONS AND STATS OF WEATHNR. yessdmay, | Ty anresad x| 10 aum Omaha, cloudy North Platte, "oi Cheyenne, clouay Balt Lake, clear Rapld Cit; >loudy Hurcn, p ly cioudy Williston, eloudy Chicago, cloudy’ 8t. Loul clear. t. Paul, clouay Javenpart, clear Kansas City, partly Helena, clear .. Havre, cloudy Bismarck, olear Galveston, clear ” w2 0| 0 w o T ® o 0 sEgeses pyzTrare " ndicates trace of precipitation 1. A WELSH, Local Fore'ast Oftelal, DECEMBER 6 [+ | btates will suffer should the bas | resentation in congres or upwards are determined to make a fight | for the present basis and purpose holding | | the house, and it wi | Private Diseases of Any 1900, TALK OF REAPPORTIONMENT Representative Burkett Disousses the Proe posed Oongressional Membership, SCHEMES TO SAVE NEBRASKA ITS SIX Oppestt to the Crumpacker Bl Bxpects to Ormanise to Prene: at Least Existing Membero ship In Congress, WABHINGTON, Dec. gram.)—Republicans 6.—(Special Tele- in cemgress whose of rej be placed at 196,000 meetings in the near future to plan for systematio opposition. Congressman Bur- kott, who has given considerable study to the Nebraska situation, in talking about the matter & “There {8 no doubt but that the gemeral sentiment is against in- creasing the roll of membershlp in the hovse. Members think the house s @ rendy large enough and is unwieldy and | undoubtedly a strong effort will be made to keep the total down to what it is now, but there may be some things to overcome this sentiment when we get to a discussion ‘of the question. It must not be forgotten| °f that upon the apportionment now made will depend the electoral college for the next ten yoars, ell as tho makeup of be very easy to legl Iate an increase of several members for oither party in the electoral college. Of course, I surmi that the republicans will try not to glve the democrats any un- necessury advantage lu numbers in elther place. If the present membership of 867 should be retalued and an apportionment bo mado on that basis, considering that the states would go politically as they did election, the republicans would | in the elcctoral college one vote each Indtana, Kansas, Maine, Michigan, Nebraska and Ohlo, or a total of six, and would gain one each from Illinois, Minne sota, New Jersey and New York, or & total ‘o! four, thus leaving them with a net los of two. Opposition Would Win, “On the other hand, by this arran ment the democrats would lose one each in Kentucky, Bouth Carolina and Virginta, making a total loss of threo, and would gain one in Colorado, Loulsiana and two in Texas, or a total gain of four, leaving them a net gain of one, while the repub- licans would have a net loss of two, If the basis for membership should be 369 the republicans would lose four and gain oleven, a net gain of seven, while the democrats would lose one and galn str, a met gain of five, “It the membership were placed at 395 no state would lose anything in its delega- tion nor in the electoral college, for tho republicans would galn twenty-four and the democrats would gain fourteen. This atter {s the best number of the three to settle upon from a republican standpolnt.” Upon the question whether the dlsfran- chisement of southern voters would enter into the reapportionment matter Mr. Bur- kett sald it was a subject for serious con- sideration. R. B. Schneider of Fremont {s In the oity, having come on from New York and Phil- adelphla, where he has been the last week completing negotiations for eight acres of South Chicago property along the Calumet river for a new elevator site, Negotiations were almost completed with the Chicago representative of the Drexel estate, when the representative suddenly died and all negotiations wers brought to an end. Mr. Schnelder has been in Philadelphia for sev- eral days and now thinks the deal {s abont closed. It {s the purpose of his elevator company to erect & 1,000,000-bushel plant. He sald he knew nothing about the Ne- braska senatorial situation; that he had re- mained neutral during the campalgn and proposed to continue along the same line. Mr. Schnelder {s in Washington to make arrangements for himselt and & party of BEFORE DU N\ Since 1868, Endorsed by Medical Profession Immediate lasting At Druggists Everywhere. DOCTOR Searles & Searlss with | f§ 5 Most BR. A. D. SEARLES, Nature, Yaricocele, Hydrecele, FOR BODY AND BRAIN | friends for the inauguration. He was at the | eapitol and and Frye Peter Jensen of Jensen, Neb, s one of the guests of PresMent MceKinley tonight At a dinner given by the chisf axecutive to | the Parls commiseionare. Mr. Jonsen will attend the Nebraska celebration Friday evening Secrotary Hiteheock {n bis anoual repert, made public teday, pays a tribute to the efioency of Assistant Willls Vandeventer of Wyomtng. He says: “For the first time in twenty years the work of the Interior department is now practically enrrent, A resnit effacted only through the nnremitting efforts of the sistant attorney gemeral and his aseistants in Aispatehiag extremely éificult public business.” called upon Senators Hanna For Storage Reaervolrs. Congressman Mondell apperred bofore the committee on rivers and harbors today to urge an nppropriation of $360,000 for the constroction of & storage reservoir on Piney | creek in Wyoming. Mr. Mondell urged that | thta reservotr should be the first of the gen eral system of reservoirs whih should be placed at the head of the Missouri river. He coptended that they would be of great value to the arid region in that locality and | would serve to prevent erosion and floods on the Missouri. While appearing in behalf of the Wyoming project his proposition is general in its scops, as it contemplates the construction of storage reservoirs in each the arld and semi-arid states wherever | practica For the survey of such proj- ects ho urges an appropriation of $60,000. Congressmen Gamble and Burke will ap- pear before the house committes on public bulldiags on Friday in behaif of & public | butlding at Deadwood, 8, D. Mine Josephine Connelly of Kansas City has been appointed assistant matron in the Omaba Indlan school at $400 a year, Postmasters appointed today: Nebraska —J, W. Finke, at Agnew, Lancaster county, vico . H. Glosoker, resigued; Minnte Me- Cormick, at Kent, Loup county, vice I. Q. | Graham, resigned, amd W. H. Merrick, at Newark, Kearney county, vice J. H. Nichel- won, resigned. Ilowa—W. E. Weeks, at | Quimby, Cherokee county; Willlam Bcriv- | ner, at Siam, Tuylor county, and May Long, | 8t Whitten, Hardy county. South Dakota | W. B. Tobey, at Kthan, Davis county; J. O Taylor, at Spokane, Custer county, and A. E. Berg, at Warner, Brown county. Modern Woodmen Win, LINCOLN, Dec. b.—The effect of an opln- fon by the supreme court today will be to re | tmburse the order of the Modern Woodmen of America in whole or in part of the sum of §27,000 deposited in the Bank of Com- merce of Grand Island when it falled in 1896, Head Banker Zinck of the Woodmen, un- der the i{mpression that his deposit had | been transterred to an Omaba baak, fatled | to file his claim within the time Iltmit. When he finally did file his claim it was resisted by the receiver. The supreme court bolds the clatm to be legal regardless of the time of filing. John Coger He: NEBRABKA CITY, Dec. gram.)-—John E. d From, (Speclal Tele- Coger, the contractor of this city who disappeared three weeks ago while fishing In the Missouri river, wes heard from today. The letter, which has been identified as Coger's handwriting, 1s dated at Falls City and states that he s alive and will return soon. He offe no explanation of his strange dlsappearamce. His wifo believed he had been drowned tn tho river and had offered a reward for the recovery of his body. utler County Poultry Show. DAVID CITY, Neb., Dec. b.—(Special)— The annual exhibit of the Butler County Poultry assoclation will be held in this city December Il to 14. The association is oftering some valuable premiums this year and tho entries will be numerous. The ob- Ject of the association I8 to encourage a more extensive pure breeding and more careful study in producing all kinds of poultry. Hon. C. H. Rhodes of North To- peka, Kan., who judged lust year, has been secured again. RING AFTER efficacious ~ agreeable Refuse Substitutes. OMAHA. SPECIALIST. Successful and Reliable Specialist in Diseases of Men, Attorney Gemeral | | | YRUR-TIGS Acts essantly and [Fomptly: Cleanses the System Gently and Effectually when bilious or costive. Lresers in the most acceptable form the lnxati inci 7, i 10wt et Senedleisly TO GET ITS BENEFICIAL EFFECTS BUY THE GENUINE — MANFD. BY CALIFORNIA F1G SYRUPCO. SAN PRANCISCO, CAL. LOVISVILLE , KY NEW YORK, MY for A SKIN OF BEAUTY IS A JOY FOREVER FELIX GOURAUD'S ORIENTAL CREAM, OR MAGICAL BEAUTIFIER. Jtemoves Tan, Plmples, Preckles, Moth Paiches, Rash and Ekin dis- cane, and every Vlemiish on beauty, and defles detes- tion. 1t has steed the test of & years, and is se harmiess we taste it 1o be sure 1t {s properly made, Accept ne counter- feit of similae name. Dr. L. A. 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