Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, March 22, 1901, Page 2

Telephone 604 Bee, March 1901, Stralght Front Straight front Corsets of women who would rather change | collect these mon there are plenty their name than ch Corsets i have come to stay, but iange the make of their corsets. | THE OMAHA DAILY to judgments, but haven't we tried hard for severa] years to collect them and our failure to do so cught te be an indication that these claims are doubtful. Tt simply throwing goc money away for This 1s no political measure, hut it good one and 1 think it should pass.” Senator Crounse was also in favor of the law. It would put money in the coffers of our treasury. “We should look at it from a business standpoint,” sald Senator | Crounse. ““Every effort has been made to ® in the courts, but they are delayed year after year, and in the meantime the statute of limitation is an s [ a of More women are wearing straight front every day | inspiration for them to hang on as long as and women who h back to the old styles, front, from La Vida (for which corset at H0c. The with “La Vida.” P from $4 we have all the leading makes gored, trimmed with lace and ril price $1.00 each. WE CLOSE SATUR AGENTS FOR FOSTER KID GL ave worn it once will never we are sole agents) to a special 50 to $8.00 each. At $1.00 each | in “straight front” corsets; bias hbon, made of batiste or coutille PAYS AT 6 P. M. OVES AND McCALL'S PATTERNS, TrHoMPSoN, BELDEN & Co. Y. M. C. A. BUILDING, COR. 16TH AND DOUGLAS $T8. lots. It reached 34 on the o In caucus, which was as follows vo Melkles john. Currle, Rose Ballot v 1 inth "ballot un inter After the twent mission was taken for lunch. On recon | vening it was found that many members had efther retired or gone to their homes, making a nomination in their absence im- probable, 50 a recess was taken 1o § o'clock tomorrow night. Formulante RHeply During the evening the so-called antis held a meeting of thelr swn. They had recelved telegraphic messages from Chair- man Hanna asking them (o help the caucus and break the deadlock and tonight they formulated a reply to be sent by wire, reas- sorting thelr opposition (o Thompson. Be- sides the names of the nine walk-out men the name of Rohwer I attached to this pronunclamento. ¥ Oppose BIIL The fusionists were in caucus two hours tonight in an endeavor to reach some con- clusion as to what action they would take in regard to the bill introduced at the sug- gestion of Goyernor Dietrich which has for its object a large reduction of the salary of the clerk of the supreme court and by @ vote, which was far from unanimous, it was decided to oppose the bill, the agree- ment advanced in behalf of this action by Hamilton and others being that, in posse wlon of such a lucrative office, Mr. Herdman would be in a position to swell the fusion campalgn fund in a material manner, Such action was opposed by Loomis and| =Taylor, the latter conteading that the mmM party, which had always cried economy,| could not afford to vote as a party in favor| of allowing a man a salary of $12,000 or | $15,000. His protests were of no avail, how- ever, and when the question of opposing the bl was put it was carried and unless some of the members bolt the action of the caucus the fusionists will vote as a unit | agaiost the reduction of Clerk Herdman's salary. to Hany TWO MORE STAND BY CAUCUS Thompson and Hosewater B Wwo Votes on the Joint Bal LINCOLN, March 21.—(Special Telegram.) ~No_election resulted from today's. ballot for United States senator, but Thompson and Rosewater each pushed ahead by two votes toward the goal. Thompson's gain | came in the votes of Martin and Cain and Rosewater's in those of McCargar and Wilkinson. The antis tried to boost Meiklejohn and sten. ais falling hopes by sending him Isuvenat and Broderick and prevaillng on Van Boskirk to vote for him agaln, The other changes were of minor importance. It would have taken sixty- four to elect, Thompson being still short 8ix of the d number. Totals Allen Martin Herge L iw. 3Melklejohn Crounse ...0......... YRosewater Currle 8Thompson, Hinshaw .. 7Thompson, Hitehcoek ... 43 Vote In Detail, The vote tn detall was: Allen—Thompson, Currie, Ta, BY W, H. M Andrews—Thompson, Rogewater. Arn.strong—Thomipson, Melklejohn, Arends—Thompson, Currie. Baldri ompson, Rosewater. mpson, Meiklejohn. Kkly—Thompson, Rosewater. the—Thompson, Meiklejohn, t—Thompson, Meiklejohn, Broderick—Martin, Melklejohn. Brown-Thomoson, Croun: Buresh—-Tiompson. Rosewater. Caln—Thomp:on, Metklejohn srneer, Thompion, Rosewater, Crissey-—Thompson, Meiklejohn unseMartin, Currle. arrie—Thompson, Crounse. Kdgnr—Thompson, Rosgwater, Martin, Crounse. hompson, Melklejohn Carrie, Thompson, rapson, Rosewater, smpson, Meiklejohn. rlan—~Thompson, Hosewater thorn—Hinshaw, Meikiejohn. sbert—Thompson, Meiklejohy, rton—Thompson. Meiklefohn. Humphrey—Thompson, Melklejohn. Johnacn of ”Flrlun»—lhflm pson, Rosewater, Jouvenat—Hinshaw, Meiklejohn. Lane—Thompson, Rosewater. Lowe—Thompson, Rosewator, Martin. hompson; Crounse MeCarthy—Hinshaw, Crounse. MeCargar—Thompson, Rosewater. McCoy—Thompson, Rosewater. Mead--Thompson, Rosewator. Mendenhall—-Martin, Melklejohn, Miskell-Thompson, Rosewater. Mockett—Thompson, Rosewater. Mullen—Thompsgon, Rosewater, Newell—=Thompson. Currie, Oleson of Cuming—Hinshaw, Crounse. Olson of Phelps—Thompson, Rosewater, O'Nelll-Thompson, Rosewater Owens—Thompson, Currie, Rohwer—Hinshaw, Crounse. Sandall—Thompson, Meiklejohn. Scott—Thompson, Currie, Shellhorn—Thompson, Rogewater Smithberger—Thomogon, Meiklejohn. Spencer—Thompson, Rosewater. Steel-Crounse, Mefkiejohn Steinmeyer— 1 homy 1, Rosewater, anson—Hinshaw, Metklejohn hompson, Rosewater. ompen--Thompson, Rosewater, 1--Thompson, Melklejohn, Thompson, Rosewiter. VanBoskirk -Thompson, Meiklejohn. Warne Thompson, Rosewater. Wenzl—Thompson, Currie. Whitmore—Hinshaw, Crounse. Wilcox—Thompson, Rosewater. Wilkinson: hompson, Rosewater, Young—Thompson, Rosewater, Mr. Bpenker—Thompson, Roscwater, Absent or not voting: 'Marshall, FLafiin, Beall, Hanks, Schinstock, Wat- ats. SENATE FAVORS SgTTLEHEIT Recommends o Bill Providing for Compromise of Sults Agalnst Bon en and Others, Uhl republican: son, fusion LINCOLN, March 21.—(Special.)—Senator MeCargar's bill, authorizing the settlement, compromise or dismissal of suits now pend- | ing for moneys due the state upon official | bonds and from depository banks and their bondsmen, which is admitted to be for the purpose of compromising with the Bartley bondsmen and the Omaba National bank, was the bone of contention in the senate this afternoon, some passionate speeches being made on both sldes of the measure Tho bill vests the power of settling with thése bondsmen in the attorney general, state treasurer and auditor of public ac counts, giving them power to use their own discretion, the only proviso embodied in the bill being that the defendants pay the costs which have accrued. Senator 0'Nelll was in favor of the bill. would not only result in good in this but it would be a good permanent law. “It has been found that the law is a good one for countles,” sald the Lan- caster senator, “and I believe it would be a good law for the state. The state of- ficers in whom the power of settlement 18 vested have the interests of the state at heart, and would certainly settlo to the very best advantage possible. These cases may continue pending for years, with in- creased expense cach year, with no sure thing of ever getting auything back. The bondsmen are dying off and as the years g0 by are becoming insolvent, lessening the state’s chances of recoyering day by day. It costs thousands of dollars to keep case, ZThe Non-irritatin, Cathartic Easy to take, easy to operate= Hond’e Pl T 'BUY THE GENVINE SYRUP OF FIGS MANUFACTURED BY CALIFORNIA FIG SYURP CO,, NOTE THE NAMB. eeessesssesescscsssesssecl MAP COUPON Bring this Coupon and 25¢ the Map Department, Publishing Co., and to Bee NEW CENSUS WALL MAP OF NEBRASKA OR IOWA Sipe Uiz 4 Has the, 1900 every county and town in the state printed on the margin_and the entire map, INCLUDING ALL RAILROADS, otc. Correct to January 1901, mail add If sent hr 10c exira for postage Address and tube, HE BEE PUBLISHING €O : Map Dept. Omaha, Nel Poorrsecssssonessscceces these cases in the supreme court, a con- dition which could be met by the passage of this bill. The state should have the same opportunity to compromise or settle its accounts that a private individual has. It is simply good business, and I firmly belleve would be the means of settling up these cases which will never he settled otherwise. 1 think the bill is a good one and I shall vote for its passage.” Young Opposes the Bill. Senator Young made a speech in favor of the postponenient of the bill. *This Iy viclous legislation,” said Semator Young, “and 1 shall oppose it it I have to do so alone, for I belleve it is wrong in principle and I am not afrald to stand by my con- victions. This bill glves three men the power to strike out an indebtedness of over $600,000 by « single stroke of the pen. | Primarily thei bl is for the relief of the Bartley bondsmen and the Omaha National | bank, and disgulse it as you may, you can- | not claim it istor any other purpose. Does the demand for this bill come from the people of Nebraska, or does it come from the Bartley bendsmen apd the Omaha Na- tlonal bank? Why, the passage of this bill would be the political graveyard of the | men in whom the power of settlement {s vested, I haye all the confidence in these officials, but these cases may not be set- tled for two or four years and we have no assurance’ who the men will be who might settle these accounts. It leaves to them the settlament of a vast amount of money, and no matter how well they may settle, they will be subjected to criticlsm and charges, o matter how unjust these charges might be. I want to predict here Dow that It this bill passes, the state of Nebracka wii never get @ cent out of these bondsmen. " Ransom Defends the Bl Senator Ransom spoke in favor of the bill, although he took occasion to deny that the Omaha National bank bondsmen, for whom the Douglas senator is attorney, had any interest in the passage of the bill. “The defendants in these cases are dylng off and the chances of settling through the courts are growing less every year,” sald the speaker. “Something should be done before it is too late. We . have spent years and thousands of dollars in trying to collect these amounts and all without avail. The gentleman from Stanton says these claims are good and that we should reduce them | possible, 20| the Bartley We have all the good makes of rxtrmuln | for it is a good general law, and I want it But we have bondsmen no in right to bring this discussion, understood that T am in favor of it." Senators Harlan and Lyman were for the is no doubt about our being able to fit yon |vii, while Senators Oleson and Owens made speeches against it The vote upon Senator Young's motion to postpone was lost by a vote of 16 to 10, whereupon Senator O'Nefll moved that the committee recommend the bill for passage and it was carried. Not Heady to Adjourn, The report of the committee on adjourn- ment, which recommended Thursday, March 28, was submitted this morning, but a motion to adopt was lost, Senator Martin insisting that it take the regular course and be laid over until tomorrow. The gentle- man from Richardson thought it too impor- tant a matter to be rushed through. The senate then resolved itself into a committee of the whole for the considera- tion of bills on the sifting committee's file, some of which brought out lively dis- cussions, while oihers were recommended to pass without any discussion whatever. The following were disposed of by the com- mittee: Senate file 203, a bill introduced by Sen- ator Meredith, which gives the city au- thorities in towns having a population of less than 5,000 inhabitants the right to de- clare old and dilapidated buildings a nuf- yance and tear them down. The bill, after some discussion, was recommended for in- definite postponement Senate file by mended for passage length of the term one to two years. Another DIl r 273, Johnson, The bill of town was recom- changes the officers from ommended for passage senate file 175, by Liddell, which pro- vides for the admission of crippled and diseased children into the Home for the Friendless in the state of Nebraska The bill introduced by Senator O'Nefll providing for the appointment of a deputy avditor of public accounts, for the insur- ance department, was indefinitely post- pone E @ Senate which college lifications for nchers, file provides or , by Curric of Custer, that the graduates of any university, duly fincorporated, Who, In the judgment of the superintendent of public Instruction, have completed in their respective institutions an equivalent of the courses in the State university for said degrees and of said courses of training prescribed by the faculty of the university, shall be accredited as qualified teachers within the meaning of the school law, and shall have equal privileges with graduates from all other educational institutions within the state. The bill was recom- mended for passage. A bill creating another municipal polntive offico for the city of Omaha recommended for passage this morning is senate file 257, hy as follows Sectlon 11t will be the duty of metropolitan cities immediately after this act A w fo establish in said free employment office” and to appoint a lubor agent who will have charge of und perform the duties assigned to him in_wald office Sec, 2—When such free employment office shall have been established and the labor agent appointed he shall under onth prom- ise to perform the duties of his office falth- fully and honestiy and the labor agent o appointed shall continue In office until the expiration of the term of office of the mayor appointing him or removed by the mayor or by resignation and shall receive for s services mot to - exceed $100 per h ap- was It Liddell, and provides f mayors Y—The labor agent shall cause to be Imfllml in the front of his office on a sign- hourd and ‘i a sultable pluce on the outside of the building where such office 1s located the words, “Free public employment office," It shall be the duty of the labor agent to recelve all applications for labor and | those desiring employment and those desir- ing to employ labor.” He shall record names in a book kept for that pur designating opposite the name of each ap- plicant the character of employment and the address of such applicant. No compen- sation or fe hall, directly or indirectly, he charged to or recefved from any person or persons sceking employment o from any person or persons desiring to employ labor through sald office. Sald labor agent shall cause to be posted weekly a list o plications recelved by him and_the acter of employment desir, by them a those desiring to employ lubor and the thereof, said list to be in a_conspienous his office subject to the inspection sons, The city council xhall provide sult- om and money to furnish and equip With furniture, books and sta- Sec. 5-Any labor agent who directly or in- directly ves any compensation in any for pPerson or persons whoms: ever in performing the dutles of his office #hall be gullty of a misdemeanor and be fined in any sum not exceeding $100 or im- prisoned In the county jall not exceeding three months. Sec. 6-All labor agencles or labor bureaus or offices organized to nduct a business ag defined {n sections 1, 2, 5 and 4 of this act must on the Ist day of January pay Into the city treasury $00 for a license and shall give a hond of $10.000 to be approved by the mayor and city council, Senate file 95, by Edgar of Gage, an act providing penalties for blackmail, extortion and kindred felonies, was recommended to pass Senate file 200, by Ziegler, an act to au- thorize cities of tho first and second class to establish and maintain a heating system, was recommended for passage. Sifting Committee Reports, Chalrman Crounse of the sifting commit- tee reported the following bills for passage this morning: FI. R. 142, by Tefft—F treasurers who have p: guaranty bonds furnist panies. 8. F. 25, by Martin—Resolution to the unexpended balance in the the officers of the Nebraska Commission, created fn 189, 8. I, 297, by Johnson—Making the county board A board of equalization, with the right to revise assessments on all property. 1. 250, by Martin—To prevent county, township, ' municipal and school officers from contracting with or being interested contracts with the cor- In any contract or » such officers, or r the rellef of state d out moneys for by surety com- rolating hands of State Rellet poration of which they a to furnish any supplies or material for the use of, or ing interested (n furnishing any such supplies or materials and to pro- vide penalties for the violation of this act by Harlan—Defining the duties ywh board. 28, by Young—Jdoint resolution and memorial invoking congress to call a pa- tional convention for proposing amend- ments to the constitution of the United States 8. F. lef of 8 ¥ 215, by Campbéll—An act for the re- Alexander H. Blal 241, by Young—Congressional reap- portionment bill 8, F. 76, by Van Boskirk representative reapportionment bill Bills Passed and Kille By a vote of 16 to 1 feated (he passage Senatorial and the senate today de- of senate file 284, by Senator Crounse, providing for the sale of the governor's mansion and the furniture contained therein Another biil passed was senate file 263, by Van Boskirk, providing that consumers of water in {rrigation cauals accept the meas- urement of water at the head gate of the canal House nill, three roll 234, McCarthy's waste bond which was discussed in the senate for days, finally beiug so amended as to bo ineffective along the lines desired, was defeated by 4 vote of 17 to § The object of the bill was to require a bond for the payment of rent where foreclosure cases ‘are appealed to the supreme court, Just after the senate adjourned, at 5:30, the republican members wept iato confer- | end | trom M., BEE: FRIDAY ance wh on the reapportionment bills the sifting committee placed on fle y HOUSE HAS A WARM SESSION | Osteopathy Furnish 'OLN, March 21.—(Special.)—Repre- sentative Lane's bill to appropriate §3 for permanent state fair grounds and Sena tor Trompen's osteopathy bill brought out | a display of fireworks at the morning and afternoon session of the house today. The former was reconsidered for passage by the committoe of the whole and the latter was put on the general flle, where it comes next under the furisdiction of the sifting committee. The appropriation previded by there 1s no provision In it which prevents all or practically all of the money being spent for the grounds. In the discussion it was asserted that the present fair site with the bulldings thereon could be pur- chased for $22,000. As amended the bill autborizes the Board of Public Lands and Bulldings to select the site Two Bills Passed. Two bills were passed during the morn- ing session, one being Semator Currie's measure relating to reform schools, and the other by Sears, to authorize State Hoard of Purchase and Supplles to purchase sup- plies for state institutions in yearly lots, After an extended discussion the house on motion of Tauner took Senator pen's osteopathy bill out of the hands of the judiclary commlittee and placed it on the general file Coffee and owler fav- ored the motion and were opposed by Hath- orn. This action places the bill where it can be advanced by the sifting committee The report of the joint committce on ad- Journment was read and adopted. In committee of the whole the house r ommended Senator McCargar's binder twin bill for passage, with amendments. The measure requires a stamp on all packages | of binder twine Tackles Cuttle Brand Rill, When the house puvened this noon it resolved into committee of the whole to consider sifted bills, the first one taken up being Senator Van Boskirk's cat- tlo brand registration bill. Horton of Keya Paha moved to recommend the mear ure for passage and, as & substitute, Brown of Furnas moved to strike out the first twelve sections, leaving only the provision for the repeal of the existing cattle brand commission law. Van Boskirk's measure, as amended in the senate, would do away with the present brand commission and place the registration of brands and marks under the direction of the secretary of state. The substitute motion introduced by Brown was for the double purpose of re pealing the brand commission law and feating Van Boskirk's bill, but it was with- drawn before a vote was taken. After the adoption of un amendment to require the secretary of state to pay all fees received for the registration of brands into the state treasury, the bill was recommended for passage. Laflin’s bill, relating to fees for treasurers, was recommended for passage after a briet debate. The measure provides that county treasurers shall be entitled (o fees for services on (he following basis: On all moneys collected for each fiscal year under $6,000, 10 per cent; for all sums over $6,000 and under $10,000, 4 per cent, and on all over $10,000, 2 per cent. State Falr BI The bill by Lane to appropriate money for permanent state fair grounds in Lin coln and for repalrs and construction of buildings thereon, brought out a discuesion that contifiied ‘tilmost to the time of -ad- Journment. In its original form it called for an appropriation of $50,000, The committee on public lands and buildings cut the amount down to $25,000 und recommended for the general file for consideration in com- mittee of the whole. After the bill was read fu the committee of the whole this afternoon McCarthy moved to amend by striking out the figures $35,000 and iuserting therein the figure $1. He spoke as follows fn support of his motion: “I want to be consistent In the considera- tion and discussion of this bill. Two vears ago we passe. a law permanently locatiug the state fair at the capital city., It was passed with the distinct understanding that the city of Lincoln would furpish fair grounds free of cost to the state and to this a promise was inserted in the Dill which said that a sum of not to exceed 31 should be pald by the state for the grounds, This appears in the session laws of 1849 and in exact language is: ‘The state fair shall be held annually at or near the city of Lincoln, in Lancaster county, under the direction and supervision of the State Boar of Agriculture, and the State Board of Pub- lic Lands and Buildings is hereby authorized and directed to select a site for the same within a radius of three miles of the present state capitol bullding, and to purchase a sultable tract of Jand for such a site, pro- vided, however, that said Board of Public Lands and Bulldings, after selecting th site, shall pay not to exceed the sum of §1 for a clear and sufficient title thercfor.’ This bill now under conslderation is for the purpose of carrying out more definitely the provisions of the law which I have just quoted. In support of my contention that the people of Lincoln assured that legisla- ture of 1899 that they would furnish the grounds for the falr, I will read a letter W. A. Prince of Grand Island, who was a member of {he leglislature that year." After reading the letter, which was us indicated by the speaker, McCarthy con- tinued: “Now we can carry out the pro- vislons of that act by appropriating $1 and T hope for this reason that my amendment will carry.” Lancaster County's Staw Representative Lane of Lancaster replicd to the remarks of the representative from Dixon county. He sald that as a member of the last legislature from this county two years ago he understood pretty clearly what action the Lancaster county delega- tlon took in the consideration of the bill. He denied that he had ever proposed or heard proposed any offer on the part of the Lincoln delegation to purchase the ground for the state. Ho sald he had not taken the time to write or communicate with members of the last legislature, but he did have one letter from one ex-mem- ber, which he read. The letter was signed by Easterling of Kearney and in brief a serted that the writer had not proposition by the people of Lincoln to buy the grounds. Arguing in favor of his bill Mr. Lane pointed out the advantages of Lincoln for a state fair site and as- serted that the fair could be made a suc- cess only in or near this eity. Crockett of Knox favored the bill cause it provided means for making the state fair a success. Hibbert took a similay position. Whitmore spoke at some length on the measure. He said that if the people of Lincoln had made a pledge to buy the grounds they should be held by it, but he insisted that no proof had been submitted which showed conclusively that such a pledge had been made. He challenged any- body to prove ihe assertiva in this regard. In conclusion he said that to permit the fair to be held the appropriation would be necessary. Andrews favored the bill and in the course of & brief specch said that the appropria- tion asked for was less than the value of the property, but he said the amount would be sufclent, because many of the part- owners of the land which the bill related to would donate their interest to the state Messrs. Mendenhall, Horton, Mockett and Hall also favored the bill, but opposed the amendment offered by McCarthy Alter (wo bhours' debate & rising voie was atter- county MARCH the mn-]‘ fair bill is for grounds and buildings, but | Trom- | the bill | | heard any be- | 0o 1901 taken on the McCarthy amendment, result ing In 1ts defeat by 37 to 17 Taylor of Custer then moved to | the bill to authorize the Board of nds and Bafldings to determine on a lo tion within radius of three miles of Lincoln, not to exceed 160 acres, or $75 por acre in purchase price, = This amendment carried The committee arose favor of the passage amend Public of 30 and reported in the state fair bill. | On motion of Loomis the house reconsid | ered the action taken in the morning on | Currie’s reform school bl An crror In | the advancement of the bill was discovered | and to prevent any possible legal complica- tion 1t will be considered tomorrow in com- mittee of the,whole and afterwards placed on passage Sifting « e Report. The sifting committee recommended the advancement of the following bills and the report was adopted H R T by L tions for ciarren ernment H. R by Wilcox: priationis for missellaneot wdness. H. R. 437, by Lowe—To provide appropri- atlons for miscellaneous ftems of indebted- 1" duty ne—To provide appropria- expenses of the state gov- ‘0 provide appro- ftems of indebt- R, 415, by Marshall-To make it the of county t ors in counties not | under township organization to furnish a lst of all personal taxes due sald county to the banks in eAch county except binks in_county seats. | H R, 86, by Hawxby—To tax legacles, | gifts and inheritances in certain cases Other bills advanced are house rolls 220, 105, 64, 293, 207, 048, 460, 322, 213, | 137, 470, and senate file 334 ’BILL TO GOVERN BLACKMAIL Senate Recomn ure 29, lld- the Edgnr Mens- nt for Fassnge. March (Special.)—Senate 5, a blll introduced by Senator Bdgar of Gage county, the object of which s to prevent blackmail sidered in committee of the whole today and recommended for passage. It has been a practice in many counties for interested | parties to enjoin the payment of county | warrants for bridge work and other pur- | poses, with the sole object in view of “holding up” the holder of the warrant, the cases always being dismissed upon the pay- ment by the partles thus enjoined of cer- taln sums of money which s demanded by the party who enjoins. Such work has becn carrled on successfully for vears in many |'counties, the brldge companies and other victims taking the alternative of puttiig up the amounts demanded of them rather than have their warrants ‘held up pending the injunction proceedings, and while the bill has been made broad enough to cover other classes of extortion and blackmail it was for this particular brand of “holdup” that it was introduced. The provisions of the bill are as follows Sectlon 1. Any person or persons who shall enjoin, advise or seek to prevent the payment of any bill or account legally 1d lawfully made, for services actually i dered, “work performed or material fur- nished to the state of Nebraska, or to any township, district, town, city wr municipal or gtate or coun division in the state of braska, the same having been conteicted for by the lawully constituted authorities of such state, county, township, district, town, city ward, with the intention of exacting or ex- torting money or other valiable consic tion from the or of such bill or aceount on the promise of withe &, or actual withdrawal o oth | ceedin n estoppel of sald bill or ac shall be deemed guilty of blackmail and ex- tortion_and upd viction thereof shall be confined in enftentiary not more han thri OLN, of ery offense , Any person or persons who shail atrvety o Indiveedy, tinfler threats of posure for crimes, misdemeanors, indiscr tlone or sgandals, ‘fa or real, o 3 | demand monéy of other valuable considera- tion, or who shall cause or advise the same {0 be done, from any citizen or resident o Nebrasku, shall be deemed guilty mail, and upon conviction thereof shall | contined in the penitentiary for 1o than fifteen years nor less than five vears for each any every offense c. 6 Any person or per by threats,” fntimidatio tion, Injunction, conspiracy, deception wublerfuge, obtain, or keek 1o obtain, m or other valuablé constderation, or cause the same to be done directly or in- directly, from any eitizen or resident of this state, or compel them to perform iny act not comsistent with common cauity, who shall by sich intimidation, extortion conspiracy, deception s any citizen or resident ska to surrender any thin relinquish any right gnarant laws of Nebraska, in consider; withdrawal of said threats, coercio timidation, extortion, injunction, deception or subterfuge, shall be deemed gullty of blackmail, and upon conviction thereof shall he confined in the penitentiary for not more than three years nor less than year for each und every offense 1. Any person or persons who shall in or sgek to enjoin the lawful fssuing 15 of whatever nature in this state | the payment of th upon maturity, or the payment of in rued or uel cruing upon the same irpose xtorting or demunding money nsideration, &hall be of blackmail and ‘upon eop vietion thereof shall bo confined in th penitentiary for not more than three vears nor less than one year WHAT TO DO WITH STAMPS ue Commissioner's pr Having the War ckers Redeemed, s who shall fon, extor- 1 hall thr inju or subterfug the or Internal Reve WASHINGTON, March 21.—The commis- #ioner of internal revenue has issued a civ- cular relative to the redemption of docu- mentary and proprietary stamps. It says that “unused documentary and proprietary stamps, issued under the provisions of the war revenue act, for which the owners have no use, may be redeemed, but in all cases there will be deducted the percentage, it any, allowed to the purchaser. Application for the redemption of such stamps should be made to the collector of internal revenue from whom the same were purchased, who will supply the applicant with form 33 and necessary instructions relative to the prep- aration of his claim. “Claims for the redemption of adhesive documentary and proprietary stamps, it purchased from a collector, must contain his certificate as to the date and amount of purchase. 1t purchased from a dealor in stomps such dealer's certificate as to the date of sale to claimant and the certificate of the collector as to date of sale to the dealer must be furnished. Stamps that are not in the same condition as when fssuel will not be redeemed unless their condi- tion 1s satisfactorily accounted for. “Documentary and proprietary stamps tan be redeemed only when presented in quuntities of $2 or more face value, and no clalm for the redemption of or allowance for such stamps can be allowed unless pre sented within two years after the purchase of sald stamps frow this government “All claims for the redemption of stamps imprinted on checks, drafts and other in- struments must be entered on record and torwarded by the collector of the district jn which the order for the imprinting ot the stamps was purchased. If the claimant resides In a district other than that In which said order was purchased his clalm should be prepared and deposited with the collector of the district in which he re sides. Directions are then given with reference to the forwarding of stamps for redemption and other detalls Motor Ca umps the ruck. INDIANAPOLIS, Ind.. March 21.—A car on the Anderson & Indianapolls {nterurban line. bound for this city, jumped the’ track at Summitville this morning, while running at a, high rate of speed. Six of the fifty passengers and Motorman Trueblood were badly injured To Cure a Cold in One Day. Take Laxative Bromo-Quinine Tablets Wheels! Wheels! Wheels! how they go! Ride @ Bee wheel and be fu the swim, of black- | law or | state | and extortion, was con- | | | | | cars nor less than one vear fcr | PRESIDENT'S TRIP WEST to Pi Through Nebraska, Woming and Colorado. McKinlay MERCER CALLS AT THE WHITE HOUSE Is Informed Army Appointments from This State Are In Mands of Adju tant General, Who 1 Selee Best Now in the Field. WASHINGTON, March 21.-(Special Tele- gram.)—President McKiuley has about com- pleted the general plan of his trip to the Pacific coast, although the details have not all been worked out. The president will go by the southern route to Californis, stop- ping in Louisiana and Texas. From Cali- fornia he wiil come east in all probability by the Southern Pacific, stopping in Utah, where he will be the guest of General Welles and Senator Kearns. From there the president will journey through Wyo- ming, Colorado and Nebraska and will stop At convenlent points, which are still under consideration. He will go north from Chi- cago to Duluth and will take one of the passenger steamers from the “Zenith City of .the Unsalted Seas,” ns Proctor Kuott called Duluth, to Buffalo, where the chiet executive will inspect the Panamerican exposition, much after the same manner he inspected the Transmigsissippl exposi- tion in 1808 It had been desire personally to open the Buffalo ex- position, but the launching of the Ohbio from the Union iron works at San Francisco early in May makes it mpossible for him 10 be present. at the opening, and he there- fore postpones his visit to the Panameri- can exposition until his return from Cal fornia Mercer and Party Returs Congressman Mercer, Mrs. Mercer and the baby returned last night from their trip to Cuba, whither they went, togethor with members of the river and harbor com- mittee of the house, on a tour of inspec- tion of the southern coast of Florida and Cuba. Mercer was at the White House this morning on matters counected with army appointments, and after his interview with the president he said that he not indicate who would recelve the appoint- ments from Nebraska, that the matter was in the hands of the adjutant general, would make the best possible selection of the Nebraskans now in the field. When asked if it was hix intention to return to Nebraska Mr. Mercer sald that he had not made up his mind, that the senatorial it~ uation held ,out no Inducements him Upon the Cuban situation he said that the Spaniards and other property owners were secking annexation to the United States and that he believ to diffcultios between the island and the United States. He gaid that the Cuban pop- ulation led by Juan Gomez was trying to have a republic established, onc that will| wcknowledge no intervention from United States “This class of people said, “and if the United States would sure the people that they would be taken | care of the protests now being made against | enator Platt’s amendment would soon be forgotten." Death of slfred W, e Alfred W. Gannett, who had mar in Omaha, his son Herbert belng at present 1 resident of that city, died at his home on_Desales sireet, this city, Wednesday | nigbt, and will be buried Saturday in Mas- | sachusetts, Mrs. Gannett is a sister of Flemon Drake and Mrs. George Hoaghnd of Omaha, whom she visited lnst | summer. Mr. Gaonnett was many years con- nected with the Treasury department in ¢ aud was held in high esteem by | his snperiors and associntes. Internnt nnl Money Orders, postofices at Belvidere and Ha Neb.; Arlington, Barlham and Mount o, Ta. and Parkston, S. 1., will be- international money order offices s after oMces.” he as- The K er at Indian S 1 Charles L. Glessner of Pierre, £ D., has been appointed farmer at the Indian school at that place Nebraska ¥ xamin Fdwin C. Wiggenhorn of Nebraska, clerk 2t $1,200 in the pension office, has been pro- moted to special examiner at $1,300. Town Postmasters. lowa posimasters have be Homer, Hamilton county, Rands. Calboun county, Sinclair, Butler county, . These polnted: Waters; Richards Welster Rural n ap- Ba Delly » Rural free delivery April 1 at Bondurant, The route is Hfty-five miles long, contain- ing a population of 1,505, J. E. Rensud and C. M. Comegys are appointed carriers. at Bondurant, will be established Polk county, Ia Army Ratlons Sntisfactory. 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Matinees: Wednesda 105, zoc; Bunday, 106, e, reserved weats, W BOYD’S [t TONIG AND SA Mat X & Co's Product Hall Catne's Powerful Play “THE (-HRISTIAN" The ead of the century’s most remirkable dramatic trlumph, Kvening prices: e, boe, T6c, $1.00, $1 Matinee prices: ¢, bgc, T, L day Night Onls, March Bunday NEWAY HOWN as Prices: b0, T, $1 @l $1.50 Seils Now on Hale odward & Burgess, Th, o Association Entertainment Gourse, Boyd’s Theater Thursday, March 26th, 8:15 P, M. Lecture by One of Amel Noted Lectyrers' Prof, J. B. DeMotte Subject: Python Fggs, or The American Boy. Seats on sale at the Y. M. C. A Bullding, Saturday, March 23rd, at 8 a. m Miaco’s Trocadero | i MATINEE TODAY=100, 20 ntire Week, Including Saturday Evening. Famous French Beauties Burlesquers Introducing the wensutional dancer, THE GIRL IN RED. Evening prices: lik, %c, i A Great ca's Most for the (llo which originate in a bad stom- ach. 10 for be. At all drugglsis. Bmoke It you tike. 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