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Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-04
Number of Bills in the House.

LINCOLN, March 3.-(Special. 1.-The
house has before 1t 623 bills, being thirty
three less than were introduced in the last
session. The member who introduced the
largest number of bills is Lane of Lancas-
ter. who put in thirty; Olmsted of Douglas
came next with twenty-four, Prince of Hall
with twenty one, Detweiler of Douglas and
Easterling of Buffalo each with twenty.
Other members who introduced a large num-
ber of bills are Beverly, Burns, Evans,
Fisher, HARRISON, Sturgess, Taylor of Custer,
Thompson of Merrick, Weaver and Wilcox.
The members who failed to manufacture any
new bills were Chambers, Endicott Kiester,
Morrison, Scott and Smith of Butler.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-04
PROCEEDINGS OF THE SENATE,
Follows Lead of the House and Ad-
iOmrns I'll MOndnN.

LINCOLN, March 3.-(Special. )-Standing
committees reported S. Fs. 234 and 23S to
general file II. RS. 1S3 and 115 to pass and
s.. +. 24S indefinitely postponed. The latter
bill enacts lien upon grain for threshing
the same. Another bill more fully covers
the ground. .'.'
II. r. "a, by Lane, relating to guardians,
requiring them to take an inventory of all
property coming into their hands and file
ame in probate court, was passed.
III. r. 81 was also placed upon its pas
sage and received the required majority.
In committee of the whole S. +. 100, by
Prout, was amended and recommended to
pass. This is the bill providing for conf
mission to revise the Nebraska statutes.
Section 1 provided that ]. e. Cobbey, S. A.
Holcomb and c.. S. Lobingier should be the
commissioners. Canaday of Kearney offered
the following amendment to the first sec
tion, which was adopted:
THE governor is hereby authorized to ap-
point, Immediately after the passage of this
act, three commissioners for the purpose of
revising the general statutes and the Civil
and Criminal Codes of Nebraska, subject to
the approval of the legislature of 1901, in
manner hereinafter provided. The commits
sion herein created shall be nonpartisan and
the members thereof appointed with refer
ence to their skill and ability to perform
acceptably the work herein contemplated"
Another amendment reducing the compen-
sation of each commissioner from $3500 to
$4,000 prevailed.
II. R. %, by Lane, relating to the re-
moval of guardians proven unfit for their
trust, was recommended for passage.
S. f. 203, by Newell, adding city marshal
and attorney to the list of elective offices
in cities of the second class, was recon-
mended to pass, also S. f. 1879, by Prout,
repeating section 10, chapter xxx, of the
statutes.
S. Fs. 122 and 161 and H. R. 81 were
recommended for passage.
S. f. 122, by Barton. provides that funds
for library boards may be drawn directly
by the board from the treasury. At present
all bills must pass through the city council
in cities and towns having public libraries.
S. F. 161, by Fowler, is a bill to transfer
funds collected under provisions of chapter
TX of the 1895 laws to the county free High
school fund
H. R. 81, by Easterling, relates to obtain
ing money, goods, etc., under false pre-
lenses. as.s, .,,,..,.
In the afternoon H. RS % and 81 were
passed.
Bills recommended for passage in com
mittee OF the whole were as follows: S. F.s
1877, SO, 10, ITO, 223.
S. f. 1877, by Halderman, provides for the
laying of permanent as we'll as temporary
plank sidewalks in cities of less than 5000.
S. F. SO, by Noyes, extends the time given
| school district boards to report the amount
of taxes levied from the third Monday in
May till the third Monday in July.
S. F. 10, by Noyes, relates to the forma-
tion Of school districts.
S. F. 10, by Fowler, seeks to amend Sec
tion 1S9 of the civil code, relating to re-
plevin undertakings.
S. F. 223, by Crow, relates to paving in
the city of Omaha.
The senate adjourned at Ais until Mon
day at II o'clock.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-04
| TINKERING WITH THE STATUTES.
Proposition TO Name n Commission
strikes Apnthetic Senators.

proposition TO Name Commission
strikes Apnthetic Senators.
LINCOLN, March 3.-(Special) The sem
ate spent considerable time this morning on
S. +. 100. This bill is the one devised by
j. E. Cobbey of Beatrice to provide for the
appointment of a commission to revise the
Nebraska statutes and report to the next
session of the legislature Mr.. Cobbey is
the "author" Of the Consolidated Statutes.
which have ceased to appear since the 1895
session of the legislature. II. II. Wheeler
of Lincoln is the compiler of the Compiled
Statutes" which are in general use, and
at various times there has been considerable
rivalry between these two men.
The code commission bill provided that j.
II. Cubbey, S. A. Holcomb and C. S. Lo-
binger should be the personnel Of the COM
mission and fixed their salary at $4,000 each.
Each commissioner was also to be allowed
a clerk at n salary of not to exceed $50 per
month.
When the bill escaped from the COM
mittee of the whole 1t was badly dishgured.
Section 1 was changed to leave the ap-
pointing of the commissioners in the gov
ernor's hands, their salary was reduced to
So 900 each and other minor alterations ef-
fected.
That the bill will succeed in running the
gauntlet and become law Is not consid-
cred probable by those watching its progress.
The apathy Of number of leading senators,
while it was being discussed, was apparent.
1t may pass the senate without the emer-
gency clause. Even if it then passed the
house and became a law 1t would not be
operative till about August 1, which would
hardly give the commissioners time to do
thorough work, as the revision must be
complete by July 1, 1900, by the terms of the
bill.
If the bill became a law 1t would entail
an expense of $4,000 for the commissioners
salary, $2,250 for clerk hire, and Incidental
expenses of about $4,000, making the total
cost of the commission to the state over
mn
Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-04
Farming Pays.

COLUMBUS, Neb., March 3.-(Special) y
AS another evidence that farming pays in
Nebraska and that Platte county plays no
second fiddle, j. II. Drlnnn, a prominent
farmer OF Columbus township, publishes in
ono OF the local papers, under his own sig
nature, how he raised nearly forty-four bush
els per acre of winter wheat He goes into
all the details from the plowing to the
threshing, giving dates. kind of weather,
etc. The wheat was Of very fine quality
weighing out full sixty pounds 10 the bushel.
The ground was plowed in August, the seed
planted in September, using press drill
and sowing Turkey red winter wheat,
Thirtyseven and half bushels OF seed
were used and 1,20S bushels harvested.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-04
FIFTEEN HUNDRED TO THREE
Ratio of Prisoners Held in American and
Filipino Camps.
TRIO FROM UNITED STATES ARE UNwAR\
Only Cnptivcs Secured by Insurgents
Are Three soldiers Who Thought-
IcssIy Make an Excursion
Into Their Midst.

WASHINGTON, March 3.-The following
dispatch has been received by Secretary OF
War Alger from General Otis in answer to
Secretary Ayers dispatch OF yesterday re-
specting the number of American prisoners
held by the insurgents:
MANILA, March S.-Secretary of War,
Washington: Insurgents have not taken
nor do they hold single prisoner of war.
They have three soldiers in Malolos picked
up in January who without permission went
among them near Cavite and Caloocan. l
am looking after them and providing money.
Have captured over 500 insurgent soldiers
since February "a and hold the majority as
prisoners Of war Detrimental reports which
reach the United States manufactured
mostly in Hong Kong. Troops here in
splendid condition. OTIS.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-04
INQUEST ON THE DEATH OF COLE.
story of Tragic Fate of Friends Made
Enemies by JealousN.

story of Tragic Fate of Friends Made
Enemies by Jealousy.
FAIRBURY, Neb., March 3.-(Special.) y
At the inquest over the body of Clyde Cole,
who was shot at Endicott Wednesday night,
the evidence showed that Cole escorted Miss
Gertrude Hickey to her home and while
they were talking at the gate Bert Grandy
came up and after chatting pleasantly a
few minutes asked the girl which she pre-
ferred going with, Cole or himself. She ex-
pressed preference for Cole and Grandy
drew revolver Miss Hickey stepped be-
tween the two, but Grandy, reaching over
her shoulder, discharged his pistol, the ball
piercing Coles heart. Cole staggered to the
house and as the girls father opened the
door after hearing the shot Cole fell on the
step and said: HE got me this time" and
expired.
Grandy snapped the pistol at the girl q
couple of times, but no loads were left in
it. Then he went to his own home and
taking all the cartridges he could find left
hurriedly and was not seen again until his
dead body was found the next afternoon a
quarter of mile away. The night trains
were watched to prevent his escape and an
attempt made in the morning to locate him
with bloodhounds, but the dogs got on the
wrong trail and went south into Kansas.
When Grandy's body was found 1t was ly-
ing on its back, his revolver close by his
hand and a bullet hole in the center of his
forehead. SO
Grandy was about 81 years and Cole 10
years of age The parents of both boys
live in Endicott and the vicinity and they
had always geen good friends until each
became jealous of the others attentions to
Miss Hickey.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-04
PAVING RESOLUTION BY CROW.
Senate Recommends the Measure for
Final Passage.


Final Passnge.
LINCOLN, March 3.-(Special.)- .)-The sem
ate today recommended the passage of Sen
ator Crows bill, providing for the laying of
payment in Omaha. The provisions OF the
bill are as follows:
The mayor and city council shall have the
authority to create street improvement dis
tricts for the purpose of Improving the
streets, alleys and other public grounds
therein by paving, repaving, macadamiZing,
curbing and guttering, or re-curblng and gut
tering, in such manner as they may deter
mine, provided, that in no case shall an as
sessment or special tax be levied upon the
property In or abutting upon an improve
ment district to pay the cost in whole or in
part of local improvements, unless petition
signed by the parties representing majority
of the taxable feet fronting upon such street
or alley or part thereof, shall have been
filed with the city clerk. When an i'm
provement district pursuant to petition is
created, by ordinance or otherwise then 1t
shall be the duty of the mayor and council
to give the property owners within such dis
trict thirty days from the approval of the
ordinance, to designate by petition the ma
terial to be used in making such improve
ments. improvements carried on under any
of the conditions referred to shall be done
by contract with the lowest responsible bid
der, with the material designated in the
petition IL such petition represents ma
jority of the taxable front feet In the district
and, If not, then with such material as the
mayor and the council shall designate
None of the improvements herein named
shall be ordered unless there are sufficient
funds available to pay for the street andl
alley intersections and such other portions
of the street or alley to be improved as are
not subject to special taxation. For the
purpose OF paying the cost of improving the
streets and alleys in any Improvement dis
Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-04
GRIND Island Courf Notes

GRAND ISLAND, Neb., March 3.-(Spe-
cial.) preliminary hearing of James H.
Foley, Edward Barry, James Garvey, Frank
Mankin and John Hoffmeister on the charge
of gambling was set for this morning at 10
o'clock, but was continued by the defense
for thirty days.
q Henry Conow, who is being held on the
charge of manslaughter, it appearing that
he gave Frank Cragan a grain of morphine
by nypodermic injection, causing Cragan's
death, has been unable to furnish tue 81, 900
bond required to set him at liberty while
awaiting his preliminary hearing, and is
confined in the county Jail.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-04
Murder of a Family,

KANSAS CITY, March 3-A special to the
Star from Abilene, Kan, says: Details were
received today OF the brutal murder, twenty
miles northeast of here, of Mrs John Gill
bert wife OF q farmer, and her four small
children. The children had been killed
while asleep. The mother had apparently
been conquered only after fearful struggle.
In the bed with the three children was found
a large hammer with which the deed was
done. The family had been dead about
forty eight hours when found and every
thing points to the husband and father as
being the murderer. The coroneTs jury to-
day charged him with the crime. 1t is be-
lieved that Gilbert, who has fed had be-
come temporarily insane brooding over bus
mess affairs.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-04

triot, when the proper petition has been
filed, exclusive OF intersections, the mayor
and council shall have power and may, by
ordinance. cause to be issued bonds Of the
city, to be called District street Improve
ment Bonds" Of district No. -, payable in
not exceeding ten years from their date and
to bear interest payable annually, not eN-
ceeding the rate OF per cent per annum,
with interest coupons attached and in such
case shall also provide that special taxes
and assessments shall constitute sinking
fund for the payment of said bonds and in
terest provided, the entire amount levied
upon any lot, piece or parcel OF property
may be paid by the owner thereof within
fifty DAYS from the levy.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-04
BURIED UNDER A SNOWSLlDE
Five Men and n Woman Missing-All
Were Occupants of n boarding
House Mountain Side.

GUNNISON, Colo, March 3-Five men
and woman are buried under an avalanche
of snow which came down Granite mountain
near the Magma Charta mine at White Pine,
twenty y-five miles from this place The miss
ing who are supposed to be dead, are:
MRS. MARGARET STOUT.
MICHAEL WELCH.
JAMES JORDAN.
THREE MEN, whose names are unknown.
These persons We're all in the boarding
house kept by Mrs. Stout, which was
crushed by the avalanche and carried with
the snow down the gulch.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-04
Rurglnrs Mt Mymore.

.WYMORE, Neb., March 3.-(Special.)-
Burglars entered three business houses in
Wymore last night. At Tony Hirmen's meat
market they rified the cash register, secur-
ing 20 cents. Mardhersts meat market was
also entered and 60 cents secured. The
thieves then visited the B. G. NJ. lunch coun-
ter, which is kept open all night, and, find
ing the night man asleep, they robbed the
cash register, securing little over s., after
which they helped themselves to lunch and
departed.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-04
IndiXinunl Vote.
The following is the Individual vote:

The following is the individual vote:
Allen-Boulier, Canaday, Carton, Cawthra,
Cosgrove, Crockett, Cunningham, Dobry
Dunn, Easterling, Eastman, Elwood, Endi-
colt, Farrell, Flynn, Fretz, Fuller, Grand
staff, Grell, Grosvenor, Hale Hardy, Howard
johnson, Kiester, Knepper, Lemar, Loomis,
McCracken, Mckinley, Memminger, Miller
Moran, Morgan, Morrison, Murray, O'Neill
Peck Schaal, Smith of Antelope, Smith OF
Butler Siecke, Shore, Spohn, Sturgess, Swan
Tanner, Taylor of Fillmore, Taylor of Custer
Thompson of Clay, Vandegrift, Watson,
Weaver Webster, Wheeler, Woodard, Wright
and Wyman-5S.
Hayward-Armstrong, Alexander, Allen
Arends, Beisner, Berlet, Blake, Brod-
erick, Currie, Evans, Fowler, Giffert
Halderman, Hail. Hannibal Harris
Hastings, Hathorn, Hilbert, Hicks
Holbrook. Mccarthy, Nesbit, Newell.
Adems-M Milbourn-1.
mbertson-Jansen-1.
owens, Pollard. Prince, Prout, Reynolds
Rouse, Sandal, Schaible, Smithberger
Steele, Thompson of Merrick, Tucker, Wall
ing, Wilcox, Young, Zellers-40
Thompson-Anderson OF Lancaster. Burns
Chttenden, Clark, Fisher Grafton, HARRISON
Israel, Lane, Mann, McCargar Rookie
Smith Of Saline, Talbot-14.
Webster-Beverly, Burman, Cox. Grow
Houck, Olmsted, Myers, Noyes, Van Dusen
..
Field-Barton, Chambers, Ha!ler, Scott
Wenzl-5.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-04

YORK, Neb., March 3.-(Special.) y
In south York county are number OF heirs
OF the Whitaker estate who have learned
through Associated Press reports that the
Captain Whitaker estate will soon be paid
out to the heirs. Rev. William Whitaker,
formerly resident OF this county, has made
two trips to England for the purpose of
furnishing proofs of ownership. He has just
returned from trip made last summer and
informs the heirs that everything is salts
factory and that the money will be paid out
soon The estate is estimated at 500, 900 900
and there are 1877 heirs.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-04
Strike of Car Builders.

PITTSBURG, Pa, March 3.-The strike
of the 'punchers" and riveters at the Schoen
Pressed Steel company's plant in Allegheny
resulted today in closing the car department.
About 1000 men are idle, but only 200 are on
strike.
There is no change in the strike situation
at the Fox Steel Car works in this city. The
men are still out. Everything Is quiet.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-04

DENVER, March 3.-The report of Special
Mast in -Chancery Hinsdale, who has been
taking testimony in the excessive freight
charges damage cases of the Colorado Fuel
and Iron company against the Southern Pa
cific, the Denver & Rio Grande, the Rio
Grande Western and other roads operating
between Colorado common points and San
Francisco, filed today, upholds the iron COM
panys claim for damages in the sum Of
500 600
Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-04
Old Mnn Einas Too Much Favor.

TRENTON, Neb., March 3.-(Special)-
Two important cases were filed here to-
day against J. w. Benton, a man of means
about 20 years old one criminal and the
other civil. TIE complaint was made by A.
Bickford who asks $4,000 in damages Of
the defendant for alternating his wifes af-
fections. Both cases will come up in Oc-
tober
Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-04
Farewell to PRINCIPAL.

WYMORE, Neb., March 3.-(Special.)-A
farewell reception was rendered Assistant
Principal e. d. Boughart last night by tie
classes which have been under his charge
during the last school year. Prof. Boughart
resigned his position in the schools here last
week to accept that of superintendent of the
Crete schools. His place here has been
filed by Miss Helena Redford of Lincoln.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-04
Change in Senatorial Vote.

HARRISBURG, Pa, March 3.-The thirty
eighth and thirty ninth ballots for United
States senator resulted: Quay, "a; jerks,
55 Dalzell, 13; Stewart Z; Huff, s; Stone,
4; Tubbs, q Ritter, 2; Widener q Rice, q;
Markle, 3; Grow, /; Irwin, 2; paired or not
voting, 80. Mackey changed from Quay to
Rice, Yates from Quay to Widener and
Hersh from Quay to Huff
DOVER, Del, March 3.-Eightieth and
eighty-frst ballots for senator resulted as
follows: John H. Rodney, democrat, 81;
Addicks, union republican, 16; Spruance, re-
publican, /; absent, 2.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-04

Total ..131 1872 03 124 13O 12S 12'
To elect. go 81 AZ 83 GO G5 q;

LINCOLN, March 3.-(Special Telegram
There were no changes in the joint ses-
sion ballot for senator today The full flu
sion vote was cast, the five absentees all be-
ing republicans. They were Ditmar and
Smith of Richardson, Hayward supporters;
Jones, who has been voting for Weston;
Conwell, whose vote has been cast for
Hainer, and Detweiler, of the Webster
Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-04
Editor Becomes Postmaster.

FAIRBURY. Neb,, March g. 9.-(special)-
Editor Cross of the Fairbury Gazette as
sumed the duties OF postmaster yesterday
vice j, c. Kesterson, whose term expired
THIS is Mr.. Cross third term, he having
been first appointed in 1872 and holding the
office eight years subsequently. The capacity
OF the office has been increased by the ad-
dition of new letter boxes to meet the in
creased business OF the office.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-04
Buffalo County Nrnrtgnges.

KEARNEY, Neb, March 3.-(Special.) y
Following is list of tie mortgages filed
and released in Buffalo county for the month
of February, 1899
Farm mortgages filed, thirty-three, $23,-
357; released, fortyseven, si6,S09. City
mortgages filed, eight, $4,000; released, four
teen, s11, ,2O6. Chattel mortgages, filed, 16s,
$50, ,522; released, eighty-one, 500, ,10S.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-04
Thieves Pay the Penalty.

TRENTON, Neb March Especial. I'm
the case of the state of Nebraska against
Lewis & Williams, after an all night ses-
sion, the jury found both guilty of grand
larceny, and Judge Norris sentenced each
to six years and six months at hard labor
in the penitentlary and to pay the cost of
the prosecution.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-04
i o no no LID 0m o I
TASTY CEREALS.
! They are perfectly
cooked at the Factory.

Responsible for Many Cases of Indi-
gestiOn.
Many cooks send cooked cereals to the
breakfast table In a starchy. pasty and
wholly indigestible manner You are sure
of a properly cooked dish when Grape Nuts
are served, for absolutely no preparation OF
any kind is required, therefore the favor
and ease of digestion are just as intended
by the food experts who make Grape Nuts.
Try them. Made by Postum Co., Battle
Creek Mich.
Leading grocers sell Grape Nuts.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-04
Unchangcd naIIots at sacramento.

SACRAMENTO. Cal, March S.-The sew
enth ballot for United States senator showed
no change over the vote OF yesterday other
than that Labare, one of Bulla's men, who
had been absent for several days, was
present and voted for ly NJ Scott. The
vote was: Barnes 22; Estee /; Barnes, "a;
Grant, %; Scott 6; Devries, democrat, q
Rosenfeld, democrat, 8; White, democrat,
23; Phelan, democrat, g.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-04

above letter seems to have disappointed the
hopes of the Falls City populists, as in its
last issue, sent out since the letter was
written, it is more rampant than ever in
its defense of Cornell in spite of the most
convincing disclosures that have been made.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-04
Paper Changes Hands

RED CLOUD. Neb, March 3-(special)-
The Webster County Argus changed hands
today. George j. Warren has sold the plant
TO Roy TAFT. Mr, TAFT is young man
brought up in Red Cloud and is a practical
Drintar
Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-04

motion was made that when the house
adjourned 1t be to Monday at IL O'Clock,
This was opposed by the Hayward forces
on the republican side and several amend
ments were offered, only to be ruled out of
order. The motion prevailed. the Thompson
and Field men, aided by most OF the fusion
lists. making a good majority in favor OF
adjournment.
After recess the following bill was intro
duced by the chairman of the committee on
finance, ways and means In accordance
with the special message OF the governor:
Section /. That the sum of $4,000, or so
much thereof as may be necessary, Is hereby
appropriated out of any money in the treas
ury not otherwise appropriated for the re-
lief, aid and comfort of the sick and wounded
soldiers now members of the First and Sec
ond regiments of the Nebraska volunteer in
fantry in the Philippine islands and in the
island of Cuba, respectively.
Sec. 9. The money mentioned in section
OF this act shall be expended under the
direction Of the governor OF the state of Ne
braska, as in his judgment may be best 10
carry into effect the objects and purposes
expressed in section l OF this act.
Sec. 3. Whenever said governor shall need
Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-04

Laxative Bromo Quinne Tablets removes
the cause that produces la grippe. The gen.
uine has L. b. q. on each tai blet. 25c.