Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, March 3, 1903, Page 3

o THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: TUESDAY tate Treasurer Mor:enten Files His First Repor: with Auditor NIEGENFIND IS READY TO MEET DEATH Seward Man Looking for Wife Who Has Eloped wit » Son-in-Law, t s Unable to Find the Pair, (From a Staff Correspondent.) LINCOLN, March 2.—(Special.)—State Treasurer Mortensen today filed with the auditor his report of the state treasury Included in the report is a lis: of the banks | in which state money is deposited and the amount in oach. Mr. Mortenson has not changed any of the state depositories ex cept to add three or four. The report shows that the state has a total in the general fund of $35,400.36. At the beginning of the month the amount of this fund was $60,- §06.38 and In the interim, $136,575.28, has been pald n.o the treasury on account of this fund. The difference represents the emount of money paid out. Following is the statement in detail Bal- Bal- ances Feb.1, Re- P: Furds. 1960." ceipts. me G.neral +o8 ©).906 $138, Perm, school 18,265 1 Temp. school Perm. univer. . Ag. Col. endow. 12,000 Temp. univer 11,415 Hosp. Insane... State library. University cash Normal ifbrary Normal endow. Normal interest nheritance tax Pen. 8p. labor.. Pen. land . Ag.& Mch. Aris U.'S. Exp. Sta Totals ..... Where the Money Ix. West Point National bank, West Polnt ; $ 15,000 00 Fockers " Nalional " bank, Soith National Wahoo Custor Natonal “bank, Broken Adams Connty bank, Hastings Gorman Natlonal bank, Hastings. . Battle k Valley bank, Battle Creek First Natonal bank, Alilance,, ¥irst National bank, York... Nerfc nk, Norfolk bank, B k National ba Bow St 4 3,017 00 Iirst National bank, Or Commercial State 'bani and’ i Tsiand Farmers Mer, Stromsburg . : v Bank.of Razille Miiis, Baziile Miiis First National bank, Holdrege... icirst State bank, St. Paul Tirmers and Merchants' bank. Lincoln Sesen . . jred National bank, Wavne Walbach Stata bank, Walbach Plerce County bank, Plerce...... Bank of Orleans, Orleans - p Grand Island * Banking compan e : rst Natlonal Sank, Loomis... . Valentine State bank, Valentine. iank of Syracuse, Syracus tizens' National bank, St. owport State bank, Newpor: nion National bank, Omiha JMrst National bank, Lincoln.... Merchants’ Nutfonal bank, Omaha City ‘Natfonal bank, Lincoln. Jirst ‘National hank, Omaha. Bank of Commerce, Lincoln Paul Vnited States National bank, Omaha 14 Cclimbla Nadenal bank, Lincol @ ©Omaha National bank, Omaha.... 57 Commercial Natlonal bank, Omaha 13 Total... 55 Niegenfind Ready to Hang. Gotlieb Niegenfind, under sentesce of death in the state peniteriiary, is ready to have the sentence carried cut on the day set, March 13. He Is cheerful end uncom- plaining and yesterday sent the following letter to his brother: NEBRASKA STATE PENITENTI Y, LANCASTER CO.. Neb., March 1. 1008 Ru. dolph Nle“ find, Green River, Sweetwater County, yo.—Dear Brother Rudolph: 0!5- wrote and sald you wrote two times and haven't recelved any answer. | wrote one letter to you and that one vou got, and also answered it. You wrote that your wife is sick, but I hope that she is getting bet- ter. 1 am all right. [ feel like a king, healthy and well, pienty to eat and to drink and good service and what does one want more in this world? 1 hope to hear from you agaln before my time {8 ur—the 13th of March. I hope you will remain well. T am all right. Now T will clowe, dear brother and elster- In-law; remain well and do not let my death make you sorrowful, That is all '(g(r)_;l}!illll‘me Your brother, B NIEGENFIN ‘Therefore, goodnight to you all. ;\me’r-'L The letter fs well written and shows a steady hand. This is the first evidence of feeling displayed by Niegenfind since his incarceration in the penitentiary. He does not know of any effort teing made to help him, Lincoln bowlers want a state association and to that end held a meeting yesterday 1o discuss ways for the forming of such. ‘The present plan provides for a tournament in May with Lincoln the place. Committoes have been named from the local loscue to center with Omaba and other Nebrusks towns to secure their support. Elopes with Mother-in-Law. James Gray s in Lincoln from Seward with one of the sirangest stories that the | local police have ever had to dea' wirh Gray clalms that his son-in-law, William eloped with his (Gray's) wife, and according to law, Bares' mother-in- law. Gray clalms cthat the pair are in Lin- coln and he wants them hoth. The police were loath at first to .ucept the atory as gospel until the records were produced showing that some time ago in Seward, Gray and Barnes created considerable ex- citement and wender, by appeafing on the streets of that town, Barnes in the lead, both on horses, going at & breakneck pace, and Gray armed with a shotgun and a dls- position to use it. When the shariff tnter- posed and stopped Gray it was learned that Barnes, not content with marrying the daughter had made eyes at his mother-in- law with such success that she oo, had been wooed away from her liege lord, and was under ‘the spell of her son-in-l:w. Womnn Has Nerve. Mrs. E. M. Taylor, who possesses wmore will than strength, made an herolc but un- successful attempt to capture a burglar this morning at her home. COMPANY'S EXTRACT OF BEEF ENERVATED 74 | made this his %4 | TECUMSEM. Neb., March 2.—(Spectal. 5| She discovered | the intruder, a large colored man, in an upstairs room and ordered him to 'eave the house. The negro started down the stairs preceded by Mre. Taylor. When he reached the front door and stepped out on the porch, Mre. Taylor grabbed him by the collar and demanded to know what he had taken fro.a the room. The negro refused to allow her to search him and started down the street dragging Mrs. Taylor. The woman screamed for help ard attrac'ed the attention of some men across the street, but they did not come to her assistance. After hanging onto the collar of the negro for almost half a block, Mrs. Taylor lost her grip and the negro escaped. He secured several rings and a gold watch. fe Work of Wewst Point I | WEST POINT, March 2 o For the last nineteen years, | incumbency of very Rev. |as rector of the Catholic parish of St. Mary's in this city, the material condition of the parish has been steadily better. | built ten years ago, the property otherwise Improved, and now the parochial residence has been started, which when completed will make the property of the church here the most ecclesiastical investment in northeast M | braska. The church owns an entire city block and the its improvements when the structure now being buflt 1s completed will not be short of $50,000. The cld frame church erected here by the ploneers of Cuming county | in 1870 has been torn down to make room ent. Spectal.) |for the new Improvement. To Father Ruesing's arduous efforts is due this re- markable achievement. No parish in the { state hus made such progress in the last two decades. This zealous clergyman bas lize work and is happy In | being able to at least partially realize his ambition. Investignting Bank Affairs. | The grand jury here in the district court | will probably devote a part of this week | at least to investigations in the failed | Chamberlain bank matters. It is under- | stood that Sheriff W. H. Cummings has | been given a number of subpoenas to serve | on witnesses in the case. Just what can | be accomplished is a matter for conjecture, but most citizens are inclined to belleve | that the investigation will amount to but | 1ittle. Mrs. C. M. Chamberlain and sons, Russell and Lowell, have left the city and are probably at the home of her sister, Mrs. John Greer. in Virginia, Til Asks for Increase in Wagen, NEBRASKA CITY. Neb., March 2.—(Spe- | clal Telegram.)—A committee of tho Fed- Manager MucCuaig of the National Starch | company for an increase of 2% cents ner | hour on the wages of men employed in the | plant. The matter was referred to head- quarters and action will hardly be taken for several days. The committee also mads | the same request of Manager Stafford of | the Great Western Cereal mills. Manager ! Stafford sald as long as the employes of the plant had made no demand for an Increase that he could not take \he matter up with the committee. Fined for Mistreating Horwe. FREMONT, Neb., March 2.—(Specfal.)— Poter Miller of this city was fined $50 and costs In justice court today for cruelty to a horse. Tho evidence showe that a horse | which Miller wrs leading behind a wagon fell, dislocating his hip. The team dragged him in this condition for some distance. 'aMiller then tied him to a tree and lef: him standing there for nearly twenty-four hours. The farmers near whore it hap- pened wore very indignant over the matter ‘and & number of them drove in twelve miles to see that Miller got justice. Extending Telephone Comnection. FREMONT, Neb., March 2.—(Special.)— The Arlington Telephone company, which has 160 ‘phones on its line, is anxious to make & conmection with ihe Fremont com- pany and e kind of a trafic arrange- ment will probably be made in the near future. The Arlington company has con- nections now with lines reaching to Blalr, | Kennard, Herman, Tekamah and Fonta ! pelle. The Fremont company has its work here nearly completed. Change in Newspaper Fleld. SUTTON, Nel March 2.—(Special.)— The Advertiser-News plant has changed hands. Mr. Leroy Mershan, formerly editor of the Wilcox Herald, having purchased the business and has assumed control. FORECAST OF THE WEATHER Fair In South, Smow and Colder in North Nebraska Today. WASHINGTON, March 2.—Forecast: For Nebraska—Fair in south; snow and colder in north portion Tuesday. Wednes- day, fair. For lowa—Partly cloudy and possibly threatening Tuesday; warmer in cast and central portions; southerly winds. For Illincis—Falr Tuesday and Wednes- day; tresh south winds. For North and South Dakota—Snow and colder Tuesday. Wednesday, fair. | For Kansas—Fair Tues day. For Montana—Snow, with colder in south- st portion Tuesday. Wednesday, prob- ably snow. For Wyoming—Snow and colder Tuesday. | Wednesday, snow. Loeal Record. \ OFFICE OF THE WEATHER BUREAU, OMAHA, March 2.—Officlal record of tem. | perature’ and p ecivitation compared wit the corresponding day of the last three yedrs 1908, 190z 1901 1900 4 2 6 8.8 2 0 3 Maximum temperature | Minimum temperature .. | Mean temperature | Precipitation ® 0 .0 0 Record of temperature und precipitation at Omaba for this day and since March 1, 1902, Normal temperature | Excess for the day .. ... Total excess since March Nermal precip:tation ... | Deficiency for the day | Total rainfall since March 1,'1903...0 o0 inca | Deficiency since March 1.. 08 inch Deficiency for cor. period, 1813 o Inch Deficiency for cor. period, 1901 08 inch CONDITION OF THE WEATHER ~eaalme) wnUIX; Omaha, clear ... Valentine, partiy cloudy North Platte, partly clcudy B 38 36 Cheyenne, cloudy o W Sait Laké City, cloudy ... 3 Rapid City. cioudy .... o Huron, cloudy ... 2 Williston, 5 Chicago, 4 8t. Loul: pri} 8t Paul,’ cloudy 54 Davenport, clear Kansas City, cloudy 3 wvre, cloud 2 {elend, cloudy 20 Bismarck, cloudy ) eston, cloudy 5, T inaicates trace of preck L X WELsh, Local Forecast Oficial. during the | Joseph Ruesing | growing | A fine church, costing $22,000, was | buliding of af valuable | value of the property and | cration of Labor today made a request of | y and Wednes- | For Colorado—Generally fair, except | snow in mountain districts Tuesday; colder | in northwest portion. Wednesday, fair. ARGUMENT IN LILLIE CASE State Fin.shes Up Its Testimony in Short Order in Forenoon. | | | CASE TO GO TO THE JURY IN MORNING Court Room and Halls Leading to It Are Crowded with People Anx- lous to See Closing Seenes. DAVID CITY, Neb., March 2.—(Special.)— | A large number were greatly disappointed | when the defense fn the Lillir murder rase | rested its side of the cas: Saturday even- ing, in that the defendant, Mrs. Lena M | Lillie did not go upon the stand and afrm | or deny the numerous statements it is al- leged she made to different parties on the | morning of the murder and subsequent ! | thereto. | | When court convened this morning the large district court room was well filled. The housewlves, chambermaids and servant | Birls postponed their customary wash day and came out to witness the closing of ‘he most important case in the history of Butler county. The jury, when brought in court, pre- sented the appearance 6f having enjoyed | the Sunday rest Mrs. Lillie had the appearance thie morn- ing of one who is undergoing a e mental strain, and who no doubt appreciates | the fact that the trying ordea: Is nearing | the close. H Arthur Pepper was the first witness fhis morning. He said: “I live about 100 feet south of the Lillie residence. #On the morn ing of the shooting I arrived at the Lilllo house about 5:30. 1 aesisted Mr. Heath with the bloodhounds. After they left the Lillie | house they went south, part of the time on | the sidewalk. The dogs went where the | campers wero, barked and then went over to the campers' wagons. I do mot think they had any trail | were glad to get out. 1 was present when the dogs wore started out on the second trip. I held one of them. They went down the centsr of the street this time about twenty-fiva or thirty feet from where they went the Iret | time. They went to the campers' wagons again. The dogs waned to turn In again | and Heath would not let them. There was a dog tied under the wagon. This seemed to be the reason they wanted to stop. The dog that was tied under the wagon w: a female." W. D. Westover and I. J. West gavo some very strong rebuttal testimony con- | tradicting witnesses W. R. Heath and Ar- thur Warren. Commence the Argument. They acted like they | | At 10 o'clock the state concluded the fn- | troduction of rebuttal testimony, “nd ibe arguments of counsel was commenced. Ry | | agreement the arguments were not ilmited. | | County Attorney A. J. Evana opencl tho | argument for the state. He congratulated | the jury in their patience in listaning to | the testimony introduced, taking Into con- sideration the fact that they had been prac- tically in close confinement for more than | two weeks. He impressed upon their | minds that they alone were the judgos of the testimony and in quotirg the -esi‘mony he would give it as near correct as he pos- sibly could. He sald in part: “Remember your oaths, remember your responsibilities, and render a verdict in ac- cordance with the evidence, that In after years you will not regret what you have done. The witnesses 1n the case have ail been before you and vou are the sole judges of their evidence. The attorneys for the defense have critictsed come of the cvi- dence for the etate, but they were #ma- ployed by the officers of Butler county and their acts In running down tho person | who committed the crime were nerfecily legitimate. I believe that Mr. Ren rnd Mr. Derby have been in Butler covaty tco | long, thelr reputations have been will cz- | tablished and there is u reason :hat they should be attackad as thiy bave been by the defense In this case. “The principal witnesses for the de- fense have tescidcd trat the domostin r 1atians of Mr. and Mrs. Lillle were pleasant, affectionate and loving. 1 do not know how It affects you, gentlemen, of the jury, but to me it is not sufMclent. The fact that they did mot quarrel in the presence | |of hired help and visitorc is not sufi- clent; the evidence shows that the de- | tendant was living a double life, the| | letter in evidence proves this to be an absolute fact. | “When has the defendant showed one act of affection, of love. I have failed to dis- cover it; the ordinary wife would not be transacting business and the husband know nothing about it. Some Peculiar Circumstances, “On the 23d day of October she iele- | phoned to Mr. Runyon about the deals she | had with him. She kenw about $200 or $300 in margins were due; she met Mr. Runyon | that evening, but sald nothing to him about | paying this. She went home and told the sewing girls about having a large amount of money ih the house. There is a circum- stance that is very pecullar. Another pe- | cullar circumstance—on this same day she | spoke to her husband about the dogs being polsoned. She knew that she owed Runyon at st $200. Why was it that she departed from her usuul custom of putting the money i1n the postoffice that evening, but said sbe | wanted to deposit it in the bank? “Another circumstance is the door across the hall on that particular evening was | closed.” | Mr. Evans here discussed in detall the | shots that were fired and the statements made by Mrs, Lillie. “She walks across the room,” sald Mr. Evans, “tells the girls to get up and light a lamp, walks downstairs, without return- | Ing to the room where Mr. Lillie lay. She | 1s found at the telephome. She tells Mr. | Ren that the reason the burglar could see to fire the shot In & vital spot was! the | | moon was shiniog on Mr. Lillie's face. | | This was at an bour in the morning when wagons were upon the street and people | were on the sidewalks. Do you belleve, | | gentlemen, that a burglar would wait unil | this particular t'me in the morning to commit this crime? “Mrs. Lillle says that the man stood on the west side of the bed and north of the stovepipe. Again she sald he was just| south of the stovepipe, and another that he was standing close to the head of the bed “She gave a complete description of th man to several witnesses. The girls acro the hall heard the shots; they did not hear Mrs. Lillie fall cn the floor, nor the man run downstairs. They did hear Mrs Lillle come out in her stocking feet and Br. -I‘.yo@n’s' Tooth Powder Used by pecpla of refinement for over a quarter cf a ceatury PREFARED BY 4 %ogw .22 { utmost capacity and tion of Champagnes. Then Escapes walk across the ball, saying nothing Harvey. She did not shake him. She sald he breathed heavily. 1 tell you she knew what had bappencd “Harvey Lillle was lying on his back. Grant that his head was turned to the west. His head burled in the nillow, no man could stand where Mrs. Lillie says he did and shoot Harvey Lillie in the head as he was shot “I say the shot that killed Harv and the shot that went through the window was fired from the east side of the bed.” Comment on Ranyan Leiiers, When the court convened this afternoon the large courtroom was crowded to its the halls leading thereto were filled with people unable to gain admittance. The argument of M Evans continued: “When Mr. Hall sald to Mrs. Lillle that she was suspicioned she laughed and esid | they could not prove It. I say that Mrs. Lillle was the only one that had the op- portunity to commit this erime. We do no: know the extent of her dealings on the board of trade. On the 28th of October she returned from the coroner's jury and told her sister-in-law that they were in- quiring about her business and she wrolo a letter to Mr. Runyon wherein she asked him to stand by her and be careful what | he said. This letter was written four duys after the murder. Ed Runyon was (0 y0 on the witness stand and perfure himsell and give the deals she testified o but B4 dia not do as she wanted him to do. On De- comber 23 she wrote to Mr. Runym snd said: ‘Do all you can for me!' Mrs. Lililn had been gambling on the board of trads, An institution, I am sorry to say, cxists in this city which has sent more men to hell than all other evils combined. All of the statements made by Mrs. Lillia we have proven to be false." In closing Mr. Evans ear: Jury tly asked the made by the defendant, the letters written | and all of the evidence in the case and ar- rive at such a verdict as their cons:iunces say is right and just. First for Defense. C. H. Aldrich opened the argum:nt for the defense. He sald: “‘There is no evi- dence introduced here that tends (o prov this defendant guilty and you caanot fnd her guilt Mr. Aldrich severoly criti- cised counsel for the state for the manrer they had conducted the prosecution. ‘“The state must prove that every statement Mes, Lillle made {s not true or this prosecution must fail. They have not proven that one statement she made is not true character we mean the standing of a man in the community in which he lives. The tests made by the state are frauls upon their face. They should have placed w window glass behind that curtain. That would be a fair test. They did not do this, It Harvey Lillic knew nothing about tnuse board of trade transactions why sas he is there getting the markets and In a short time Mr. Runyon would get an order by ‘phone from this defendant this case we have had boot-heels, pepper and a few cobwebs. Mr. Derby and Mr Ren say there was cobwebs in that lock. Sherift West says he saw no cobwebs. The reason was that Mr. Ren in the door before he looked at it. The prosecution would have you believe that during all of that d on which !larvey was murdered that this defendunt was cold- blooded and was attending to her household duties, but we find her at'the hospital re- peatedly asking how Harvey was and when she went into his room taking®hold of his hand saying: ‘He is dying. He is Jlying. tle will never speak to me again.’ If the cold- blooded woman the prosecution would have you believe she ls, why is It *be suid: ‘Poor Edna, what will you do without your papa? ¢ ““The prosecution has n6t shown the mo- tive for the crime. The evidence is that her condition financiaily was good, she had a loving husband and child, a happy home. The court may instruct you that you can find her gullty of manslaughter. We ask you not to do this. find her guilty of murder in the first de- gree."” Judge Matt Miller followed Mr. Aldrich and sald: “The testimony In this case is entlrely too slight. The clrcumstances upon which the state rests the case are too unnatural. The county attorney ar- gued here for two hours and he dar: not state where the burglar stood when he fired the fatal shot. Upon the information we find the name of Dr. Stewart endorsed as the first witness on the part of the state. The doctor was not called to testify. Will you tell me why? The prosecution have bad two principal witnesses all through this trial and when they would run short | of material they wouid call Derby or Ren. Judge Miller here recited some poctry applied to these two ex-sheriffs which caused some amusement. Judge Miller made a strong, logical argument covering the materlal points in the testimony and closed with an earnest appeal that the jury find a verdict of acquittal. Convicted of Horsestealiv FULLERTON, Neb., March (Special.) —At 9:30 o'clock last night the jury in the case of the State against Higby, charged with horsestealing, brought in a verdict of gullty. This jury was out thirty-six hours. Judge Grimison has withheld sentence until next Thursday. Fall Breaks a Les. FULLERTON, Neb., March 2.—(Special.) —Yesterday mornin Mrs. Edward Rey- nolds started across the street to a nelgh- bor's she slipped on the lcy sidewalk and falling caused a fracture of the thigh bone and at present is in a critical condition. Missourl River Rising. NEBRASKA CITY, Neb., March (Spe- clal Telegram.)—The Missouri river has risen two and a half feet at this point and is still rising. The water dompany is hav- ing difficulty in furnishing clean water to the city as a consequence. , Purity is not often found in the prepara- Dry i an exception. PRISONER KILLS A JAILER Olympia Jail, Doors from Leaving the OLYMPIA, Wash., March 2.—Chris T. Benson, a grand larceny prisoner in the county jail, has killed Jaller David Mor- rell and made his escape. Benson open the inner and outer doors of the jail. Mrs. Jessie Mills, wife of the sheriff, ar- rived on the scene with a revolver in time to prevent seven prisoners from gaining their liberty. Benson was accused of stealing $45, pleaded guilty and was sentenced to one year's imprisonment and was awaiting transfer to the penitentiary. A posse is in close pursuit of Beneon and is said to Eave him surrounded near the town. Tracy's imitator played cards nearly all last night in a logging camp s'x miles from Olympla. At daylight he borrowed a rifie and disappeared a few hours ehead of the sheriff’s posse. Very L To points in Montana, Idaho, Wa hington, Oregon, British Columbia, Utah and Colo- rado, in effect daily from February 15 to April 30, via Chicago Great Western rall- way. Write to J. P. Elmer, G. P. A., Chi- cago, for full particulars. w Rate: to Lillie | to carefully consider the statements | By gocd | In the trial of | 1ad put a key | If you find her gullty, | Cook’s Imperial Extra | left | ORATIONS TO BE REPEATED Intercollogiate Oratorical Association De eides to Hold Contest Anew. CREIGHTON MUST WIN FIRST AGAIN | | Results of Regular Competition Not Liked by the Losers and They Secure a Rehearing for | Thelr Champlo | | (From a Staft Correspondent.) | LINCOLN, March 2.—(Special Telegram.) | —At a conference of the colleges inter- ested, held here today, it was decided to B0 over again the speechos delivered in the recent intercollegiate oratorical rfm-]‘ test for the purpose of determining the | dispute which then arose through the fall- | | ure of one of the judges to properly ob- serve the rule for marking On Thursday, February 12 last, the an- nual contest of the association was held | here. At the conclusion the judges tirst announced that Cotner's representative had | won first place. On a revision of the mark- | ings this decision was changed and firet place was awarded to Montgomery of | Creighton. One of the judges, Rev Row.{ lands of Lincoln, had falled to observe | exactly the rules prescribed for the mark- He had marked Creighton first, and THOUSANDS HAVE TROUBLE AND KIDNEY DONT KNOW 1T ings. then had given three scconds and finally put down Doane third. According to the rules, the markings should have shown first, second, third, etc., and under this | the Doane man would have stood fifth on Rowlands' marking. A referee judge was called in, and it turned out that he was | {a graduate of Dcane, but this had no welght in his decision, for he also gave Creighton first 8o well satisfied wae everyone at the time that the prize, | wag paid over to Montgomery and the mat- | ter was thought to be over for the vear. l} | Doane Dissatisfied. Dissatistaction was afterward expressed by some of the colleges, Doane being the principal mover for the repetition of the contest, and a meeting was held here today to consider the matter. It was contended by Creighton that the matter had been fairly settled at the first contest, and that it was unfair to the winners at that time to be compelled to compete again, giving the losers the advantage of a second trial. It was shown that Creighton had bad uo voice in the selection of the judges, Seing without representation on the executive | board of the assoclation, and that the vies | | tory of Creighton wae thus all the more | | | fairly won. To obviate the necessity of an other competition, Creighton offered to al low the Rowlands vote to be revised and cast again or to submit the matter to the judges of the supreme court for a declsion | | as to the technicalities involved. Creighton was also willing to let the three leaders | | repeat their orations before the judges. All | of these propositions were rejected, and the | new competition called. Creighton natur- ally feels that it has been unfairly treated, but the representatives of the college Mere today say their man will be on hand when | the speechmaking begins, and feel conf:- | | dent he will win. | The assoclation consists of Wesleyan and | | Cotner, Lincoln; Doane, Hastings; Grand | | Island, Bellevue and Creighton. {DAKOTA SENATE RUSHES WORK House Hax a Warm Time Over Pass- age of Special Appro- priation PIERRE, 8. D., March 2.—(Special Tele- gram.)—In the senate today work was Irushed and both senate and house bills were rapidly pushed through, the only dls- | | cussion In the senate being over the senate | [ bill to dispose of the old Fort Sisseton military 1eservation, which is the property | of the State Guard, and to expend the re- | ceipts from same on (e new ground at Lake Kampeska. This was opposed by Me- | Dougail and supported by Nelill. The propo- | sition was defeated. The first general ap- propriation bill made its appearance in the senate today Principal among senate bills passed by the senate were $30,000 wolf bounty deficiency to pay claims prior to two years ago; providing for township | sinking funds for artesian well purposes, {and authorizing domestic corporations to | have business offices outside of the state. The senate made laws by passing housc bills to provide for uniform first and | second grade teacher certificates; appro- | priating money for deficiency in reform schooi; to pay judgment held by Margaret W. Mellette against state; making insane | {patients from the soldier's home state | | charges; cutting off exemptions from prop- | erty upon which execution has been levie | authorizing the consolidation’ of certain | state funds; protection for trout; requir- ing bonds to be given for good behavior by | societies which bring children into the | | state; making notes of mutual insurance | companies non-negotiable; increasing the fine for Sabbath breaking to $10; giving | townships right to vote on license ques | tion, and house resolution on increasing | limit of securities on which school loans | may be made. | In the morning se fon of the house a | long senate calendar was taken up and | taws made by passing bills giving force to | quit-claim titles; fixing compensation of members of board of soldlers’ home at $3 | per day and expenses; appropriating $400 | defictency expense account of public exam- ! iners; licensing solicitors for bensvoient and charitable associations; providing for | election of city assessors; a general sewer | |law; requiring petitions for granting | liquor license to be free-holders; requir'ng burlal by authorities of carcasses of dead | animals. The flurry in regard to repeal of tue | | capitol resubmission resolution has entirely | | died down, the move having been worked | by its backers to secure in part what they | wanted. All attention of the house was | turned to special appropriations, the whole | | afternoon being taken up and appropria- | tions amounting to over $250,000 granted so | far as houce action Is concerned. In the a'ternoon session “all specials” | were up &s a special order, the first called | being for $35,000 for Aberdeen Normal, | which passed with but two dissenting votes, and the Redfield appropriation of $58,000 only brought out one dissent. The | Spearfish bill, carrying $24,000, was opposed | by Longstaff, who declared it to be a part of the appropriations committee deal to | loot the treasury, while It was supported by Russell, Bromley and Goddard. It re- ceived fitty-four votes, four less than neces- sary to carry it, and was, on motion of Goddard, made a special order for tomor- row on reconsideration, this heing secured | atter voting down a motion on the part of Longstaff to table the motion to recon- sider. The next was the Madison Normai bill for $35,000, in which Longstaff kept up his opposition, backed by Allen of Moody, and the bill was lost, recelving but forty-seven favorable votes, but was reconsidered and is up again for reconsideration tomorrow. Next came $25,000 for armory at the State university, which passed, 71 to 13. The Springfield bill for $24,000 was next and was supported by Borndt and Gross and opposed by Allen and Renner, securing but forty-three favorable votes, but it had life enough left to get into the reconsideration Ust for tomorrow. | The senate bill to appropriate §70,000 for | of his regiment. 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The situation became warm at times and considerable hot talk was indulged in, with more coming when the special orders show up tomorrow. GIVES LOWE A CLEAR RECORD cn; ges of Negligence in Accounting for Canteen Funds Not tned, FORT MEADE, 8. D., March 2.—(Spe- clal.)—An order has been received from army headquarters for the releaze from ar- rest of Lieutenant Walter L. Lowe of the Thirteenth United States cavalry at Fort Meade, which is virtually an exoneration of the charges under which Lieutenant Lowe was recently tried by court-martial The specific charge was negligence while acting as canteen officer at this post. Lieu- tenant Lowe had accepted the returns of Sergeant Strange of the canteen as to the canteen property and funds in his custody, without verifying it by ascertaining at the bank In Sturgls where the funds were sun- posed to be kept. Sergeant Strunge de- serted from this post and it found that he was short nearly $1,000 in his accounts. Lieutenant Lowe made the shortage guod out of his own money, but the matter had been reported and charges were preferred. The trial brought out many facts con- cerning Lieutenant Lowe's army record that were previously unknown to other officers He served with the vol- unteer forces in the Spanish war, fighting in Cuba, and distinguished himself by exbibitions of signal bravery. He was aft- erward appointed by President McKinley on the Paris exposition gommission, but 1)l nees contracted in Cuba preventel an ac- ceptance and his brother was given the ap- pointment. Lieutenant Lowe then went to the Philippines as an officer and again distinguished himself on several uccaslous by acts of bravery in iie presen.e of the enemy, for which he recefved the highest recommendations. He had nover alluded to the Incidents the presenc ‘el- Susy, in Next | {low officers and they wore sprung as a surprise by his counsel, Captain Lottridge, during the court-martial. Lieutenant Lowe's father is one of the editors and | publishers of the Galveston and Dallas | News of Texas. Dralt Surprises (lu Soldiers, HOT SPRINGS, 8. D., March 2.—(Special.) —Captain Lucas, commandant of the Sol- dlers’ home, has just reccived a draft to the amount of 8265 from the government. i\\'h(‘n he was mustered out of the servics he was in such haste to get home fo a sic wife that he did not stop to secure trans- portation to bis home. To have done so would kave been a delay of one day. He left on the first train available, paying his own way. A few months ago he was noti- fled that a balance was due him and if he | would cxceute certaln papers sent the amount would he paid. This bo did and a few wacks later recelved a draft in pay- ment of the bill. Thirty-cight years had gone by since tbe debt was due. The strange part Is Captain Lucas did not know the government owed him a cent. Wyoming Stockmncns Worrled, CHEYENNE, Wyo., March 2.—(Speclal.) —S8tockmen are quite despondent over (ho outlook. They have hoped agalnst hope, but almost every owner now admits that the losses will be something enormous. Conservative stockmen say this has been the worst winter for the stock Interests In twenty years. Where owners have been able to feed hay the losses will not be heavy, probably from 5 to 15 per cent, both | of cattle and of sheep, but range stock hag and will suffer severely and ia some in- | stances, it'is predicted, the loss will ox ceed 50 per cent. of Native Sone, Soclety PIERRE, 8. D., March gram.)—An _organization tonight with a me be known as the Native Sons and Daug! ters of Dakota, and the officers elect were: Milton Goodner, president; Jessie Kaes, first vice president; Edward 1. Ful- ler, second vice president; Ray Seely, third vice president; Louise Glackler, secretary, Richard Bennett, treasurer. 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