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An Acceptable Clock.

A we'll known professor sometimes
became 80 much interested In his lecture
that when the noon bell rang he kept
the class five OF ten minutes over the
hour. Certain restless spirits among the
students thought they would give him
a gentle hint, 80 they bought an alarm
clock, set it to go off precisely at noon
and placed it on the professors desk
when they came in to the next lecture.
They knew that he was q little absent
minded and expected that he would not
notice it. sts&s4 "a 7E5
As the noon hour struck the alarm
went off with crash, and those Of the
class not in the secret started and took
in the joke at once. There was round
Of applause The professor waited until
tho alarm and the applause we're over
and then said: "Young gentlemen, I
thank you for this little gift. Ihad for
gotten it was my birthday. An alarm
clock is something my wife has needed
for our servant for some time. It Is q
very kind remembrance on your part"
The professor then went on to finish
demonstration interrupted by the
alarm. Tit-Bits.
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BURIED FIVE HUNDRED.

General Otis Gives Some Idea Of the Fiji
pino Losses.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 0.-The war de-
par,ment received the following dis
patch from General Otis:
Manila, Feb. s.-Adjutant General,
Washington: The insurgent army con-
centrated around Manila, from Luzon
provinces, numbering over 10000, pos
sessing several quick-iring and Krupp
field guns. Good portion of enemy
armed with Mausers latest pattern.
Two Krupp and great many rifles cap
tured. Insurgents fired great quantity
of ammunition. Quite number of
Spanish soldiers in insurgent service
who served artillery. Insurgents con-
structed strong intrenchments near our
lines, mostly in bamboo tmckets. These
our men charged, killing or capturing
many of the enemy. Our casualties
probably aggregate $50. Full reports
today. Casualties of insurgents very
heavy. Have buried some 500 of their
dead and hold 500 prisoners. Their loss
in killed, wounded and prisoners prob
ably 1000. Took waterworks pumping
station yesterday, six miles out. Con-
siderable skirmishing with enemy, who
made no stand. Pumps damaged. Will
BE working in week. Have number
of condensers set up in city which fur
nish good water. Troops in excellent
spirits. Quiet prevails.
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NO INSTRUCTIONS. i

General Otis Win Be Permitted to Deal
With FNipiuos as He May Soc Fit.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 9s-There is an
almost complete release Of the tension
under which the rapid current Of events
in the Philippines has held the officials
of the administration since the first
startling news from Manila Saturday
night. This was brought abont through
the receipt of bulletin from General
Otis summing up the latest results of
the fighting he hashad with the natives.
The statement that Aguinaldo's inhu-
ence had been destroyed and that the
Filipino leader was seeking for cessa-
ton of hostilities and for conference
was most acceptable and was interpre-
ted as an admission that he had
Realised HIS Terrible. Mistake.
It is entirely improbable that he will be
able to restore anything like the status
quo or to obtain anything like the same
terms as were possible last week. No
one here now knows just what General
Otis intends to impose in the way of
terms. Secretary Alger repeated his
statement that he had given the general
no instructions since the battle and saw
no reason for giving any. He realized,
he said, that General Otis, being on the
ground, having proved his fitness, was
in better position to deal with the
situation than any one in Washington.
Should the general. ask permission,
therefore, to do anything he would be
Granted Permission Immsdiately. !
SHOULD he ask for instructions on
any point" said Secretary Alger, che
would be told to exercise his own dis
cretion." -.. .
In this view of the case it will be seen
that no one here can tell how General
Otis will act toward Aguinaldo's appli-
cation. But the opinion is expressed BY
men here who know General Otis expe-
rience with the Indians that he will
make the laying down of arms the con-
dition of dealing with the insurgents at
all, and if that condition is met Of
course it will mean a speedy terminar
ton of the rebellion.
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1he s.veet. Of New York.

1T was luncEtime and the "frankfur-
ter and roll" men of Frankfort street
were doing their best to appease the ap-
petites Of the 200 or 800 newsboys who
throng Park row. One of the dealers in
giving change to buyer accidentally
dropped dime, and before he had time
to pick it up his brother dealer quickly
stopped &swn and grabbed it. Then en-
sued an argument in way which only
''frankfurter men" can argue, each
claiming that he had dropped the dime
It is very likely they would be arguing
yet had not young fellow of the Bow.
cry type who had CHANGED to witness
the trouble interfered. Walking up to
the one who had really dropped the
money he said: -. ,r--.i.
"Dat's yer dime dat bloke has, amt
it,"
eyes" .- !
"well. say, how much will yer GIN.
me if I gets it back fer yerf" ;
ga nickel" was the answer. 75.t
Then. addressing the other contestant
the Bowery boy said: sss
"Say, yer got dat feller's dime, cause
saw yer take it. But, say, if don't t
take it away from yer how much will
yer gimme2"
''Six cents" was the quick reply.
"All right; hand over. The bargain
was concluded just as policeman came
rushing up and grabbed the one who
had dropped the dime and took him to
the station house for disorderly conduct
New York CdAamercial Advertiser.
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AN QFEIcE- FoR GOMEZ.

General Broskssvvhf sProyidS q Place for
Mr4hs Cubsa Comihssdask esAs
+ HXtxa1yFeb. Governor GeHszal
BrooseasaAesSto provids m appoint
meatSHe tesisiaF Maxim6 Gomez, if
onea asund or crested suitable to
hifKbihties or acceptable to his taste.
Th4 far no decision Has been made.
The project is only an idea and its de.
velopment will depend upon tho result
of the governor generals interview with
the general Some of the friends o6 the
Cuban commander-in.chief think he
will be- indisposeds to1Ake an appoint
ment Or pension from what he-regards
as temporary military government
and which he also regards should soon
come to an end. - ''''.''''..4t'9 - -,
A subscription has been started TO.
+ buy Gomez q house at Fl vedado, where
y he5 may spend hssii declining years in
peace, after stormy career,
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~. ~. E5EsNL-Sf : . II Z NJ - z
HIS CHARGES UNiOUNDEc
De Deaurepairs.s seAskttonf About toSDs
Exploded.

Exploded.
=. PARIS. Feb 9.s-In the chamber Of
deputies M. ,Rennults sAforliere, deputy
for the first district Of Mayenne and re-
porter for the committee having in
charge, tho government bill amending
the law dealing with revision proceed
ings in criminal cases, submitted the
committees report. In an interview
he said the report characterized the
bill as an emergency measure, but that
the committees inquiry had elucidated
nothing to sj,,atify. such an altera-
ton of the law as had been pro.
posed. An exaggerated Importance, he
remarks, has beon attached to the un-
Sderlyings. The judges of the criminal
court of cessation had been shadowed
by detectives, and this, together with
the evidence of the Mazau dossier,
proved their entire innocence of the
charges of perjury brought against
them by M. Quesnay Beaurepaire. NJ.
Renault-M Morliere added that it was his
intention merely to read tho report in
the chamber, abstaining from any COM
ment upon it.
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A Punctunl Man.

A certain Mr.. Scott of Exeter whose
business required him to travel con-
,stantly was one of the most famous
characters for punftuality In the king
dom. By his methodical habits, COM
bined with unwearied industry, he ao-
cumulated large fortune For great
many years the landlord of every inn
in Cornwall or Devon that he visited
knew the exact day and hour he would
arrive. A short time before he died, at
the advanced age Of 80, gentleman
who was making q journey through
Cornwall put up at a small inn at Port
Isaac for his dinner. He looked over
the bill Of fare and found nothing to
his liking He had, however, seen q fine
duck roasting on the fire. "I'l have
that" said he. z&5l - i ,A.:s
"You cannot, sir, !" replied the land
lord ''It is for Mr.. Scott Of Exeter
II know Mr. Scott very well," re-
piled the traveller: HE is not In your
house" s'.e a. 81 = !.
every sorry," said the landlord,
"but six months ago, when he was last
here, he ordered the duck to be ready
for him this day exactly at Q o'clock. - :,
And to the amazement Of the travel
er, who CHANGED to look from the win.
dow, the old gentleman was at that
moment entering the inn yard about
five minutes before the appointed time.
-Harper's Round Table.
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sHELLED THE TOWN
ADMIRAL oEwe,,s euhBoATs eEf
ACTION ON cALoocAN,


Destroying Outskirta-IpsurEentsi I'm That
Vicinity Had Attacked Americans While
Observation-Disclosures Company suf.
fers. Lieutenant and Ono Private Killed
and s,x Others Members ,wonndeal
Penetrated. the Heart Of tho City .s.s
Were Forced 10 Withdraw.
~ ..i...,. '-sfet5ss-rtt /.
MANILA, Feb. s.-Lieutenant Afford,
Company I, Twentieth Kansas infantry,
and a private of that company were
killed and six other members of the
regiment were wounded near Caloocan
while reconnoitering. The party was in
jungle when it was attacked by the
enemy.
Two companies of the Kansas regi-
ment were sent to the relief of their
comrades and drove the Filipinos into
Caloocan, penetrating to the very heart
of the town. Meanwhile the gunboats
shelled the suburbs. ,s
General Otis finally recalled the
troops, but the natives, misU, .'erstand-
ing the retreat, failed to take ~ pntage
of it. The outskirts of the s;.h were
burned.
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Two L0ck0u6,

Editors Wife (from second story
window)-You don't get in this house
at any such hour Of the morning as this
Editor (appealingly)- But. my dear,
Twas unavoidably detained at the Office
You see, we had late news Of tremen-
dous big lockout, and .a. I'D.
Wife-Al right; you've got news Of
another now (slamming down the win
dow).-London AnsweHA
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Minneapolis, Grain.

WHEAT-February closed at 1890;
May, 7oXc; July, 7lho. On Traok-No.
! hard. 7lNc: No. l Northern, 70hc; No. 2
Northern, 68Mc.
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Thursday, Fob, 8.


Governor McLaurin of Mississippi is
critically ill Of pneumonia.
Bdgadierf General John H. Patterson
bias been placed on the retired list. u e.
The 8sth ballot for United States SEN
ator in California shows no change in
the senatorial deadlock.
Mrs. Pamphilia Wolcott, sister of Ed
win n. Stanton, secretary of war in
Lincoln's cabinet, is dead at Akron, 0.
The controller Of the currency has is
sued call for reports of condition of all
national banks at the close of business
Feb. 4. III .a g~sM f'ta tz ".
! The credentials Of Brigham H. Rob-
Eerts Of Utah, as a member Of the Fifty
sixth congress- have been received by
Chief Clerk Mcdowell of the house of
representatives and placed on file.
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Mayor Harrison Says Not.

CHICAGO. Feb 9.--The Ground go
arranged between Corbett and Sharkey,
which was to take place in Chicago
March q: is off. Mayor Harrison has
emphatically vetoed the proposition,
saying that so long as he was mayor of
Chicago Corbett and Sharkey would not
meet here.
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Sickly Creatures,

Jennie-Herbie, it says here another
octogenarian's dead. What's an ooto.
genarian7 ..sls.5s. -. srs...o yi,f;s <: Il
Herbie-Wel, I don't Just know
what they are, but they must hes sM>
fully sickly creatures. You never hsik'
of 'em but they're dyipg.-BrooNyn
Life.
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Moral Eject.

Mrs. Greene-Do you always give
your little boy castor oil for coldf
Mrs. Gray-Yes, I give 1t for Its
moral effect exclusively =.
Mrs. Greene-For its moral e6ectf
Mrs Gray-Yes, it will have an In.
auence upon him not to catch another
cold. Boston Transcript.
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EAGAN IS SENTENCED.
President Commutes tho Verdict Of Di
misSal to Susponsiop,

President Commutes tho Verdict Of Dis.
missal to Suspension.
WASHINGTON, Feb. S.-The president
has caused to be promulgated, the sen.
tence in the case of General Charles P.
Eagan. The courtmartial sentence was
Dismissal from the service and. the pres
ident has commuted this tosix years
Suspension from; duty, which covers the
remainder ofthe time prior t0FGeneral
Eagan's retirement in January 1905.
The sentence of suspension, according
to the legal officers Of the department,
does not deprive General Eagan Of any
part Of his pay, but as the sentence
reads without rank and duty" he loses
his allowances, which include quArtsfs,
rations and fuel aud his hospital allow
snce. This is quite q financial Item. !,
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INafiihkanaaisI..

Libf1ry sistant Is visitor who is
wandering about N q puzzled manner)
-asTf help ynd I Are you looking for
viSftcf (absehsy) mo, thahk ydous d 4
was only looking for my wife -Librayy
Journal
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Sioux City Live Stock.

Sioux CITY. Ia, Feb. O. Y
HoGs-MArket was. a@shc lower.
Range Of prices, $3.45@3.70 .,.,;,.~
Sales ranged at &4.oO@5.sO for beeves;
el:76@4W for. cows, bulls and mixed;
e375@470 for stockers and feeders: $4.60
@E75 for yearlings and calves. @ itn' 3
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Gener.l otis Hear, the News,

WASHINGTON, Feb. IT, When the
news of the ratification of the peace
treaty reached the president at his di.
rection it was cabled to General Otis at
Manila, who promptly replied acknowl-
edging the receipt of the message con-
tanning the information.
The Dickinson press., 1899-02-11
Flar. That No Lenxerw wave,

OF 85 flags shown in ''fiags of al
nations supplement to q London week
ly in 1858 II have disappeared. among
them those of the East India company,
of the Ionian islands, Of Tuscany, Ma.
pies, the States Of the Church. Of the
Russian-American company and Of Sax-
dinia
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Pront Fron, : whale,

The profit from single whale that
is captured is very large. One about so
feet long weighs 14O. pounds and
will give 10000 pounds Of blubber.
from which 48, 900 pounds Of. train oil
can be made and 8, 900 pounds Of whale-
bone,
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Rartafn Decks.

Yes, it was the first time she had ever
been ON board d warship "And this.
theilieutenant went on to say, ISIS the
quarter deck. -" sand that deck over
yonder, = she exclaimed, indicating the
forecastle with pretty gesture, ''is
that the ,s5 cent deck or the 10 cent
deck 7,'-Detroit Journal
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TOTAL CASUALTIES.

Americans At Manila Lost 40 Killed and
1A8 Wounded.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 8.-The total cas-
ualties in the Manila engagement was
1877. OF these 49were officers and men
killed and 14S wounded.
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wisconsin Catching Il.

MILWAUKEE, Feb. 9.--This city is
oxperiepcing the longest continued
spell Of cold weather for 25 years. Re-
ports from around the state indicate the
cold is general.
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CHICAGO is SUFFERING.

Not Since 1879 Has 1t Been So Cold iii the
Ia Windy City. ."' ''l;
!. CHICAGO, Feb: '9.-Not since 1872 has
Chicago experienced such intense cold.
AT II o'clock it was ~ below, and when
the'weSther Office; ciosed the Officials
predicted; that by morning .theamercury
would reach IS below and the record of
lS72-23 below-will be broken. ,s:
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LATE MARKET REPORT.
Duluth Grain.

- 49, - FIG, DILUTE, Feb. O.
WHEAT-Cash, No. / hard, 7Oxc; No.
Northern, 691c; No@9 Northern; CSC;
No 8, o2c. To Arrive-No. hard, 7.Ho;
No. Northern. 7OX. On Track-No.
hard, 721<c; No. Northern. 7ONc; May,
7lLc; July 72A,
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Wednesday, Feb. 8.


CONGRESS-: Senate-Indian appropri-
alton bill, passed. Executive, legislative
and judicial bill taken up. House-Con-
sideration Of postoffice appropriation bills
in committee of whole continued. Sixty
five altogether favorably recommended,
carrying a total of $12, 100000.
William Laird of the famous ship
building firm Of Laird Bros. at Birken-
head, Eng, is dead.
Mrs. Mary Williams, her son and two
small children were drowned while
fording Clinch river, near Middles-
boro, KY. ss-.ft'
The United States cruiser Raleigh,
which sailed from New York on Dec.
Is for Manila via Suez, has arrived at
Port Said.
Captain c. E. Clark, formerly of the
Oregon, has been assigned to duty as
captain Of the navy yard at League
Island, Pa: ta*15
The 18th annual convention of the
National Association of Builders is in
session at Milwaukee, with about $50
delegates present.
The lower house of the Kansas legis-
lature has passed a joint resolution
commencing Senators Harris and Baker
for their votes for the ratification of the
peace treaty.
The Dickinson press., 1899-02-11

Egg hom Australia are landed IN
London N such perfect preservation!
that they are sold q new lid.
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St, Feui Uniou Stock Yards,

St. Pau1 Union Stock Yards.
". 20, k<so,,n,,u, DIV, r.t, a
HOGS-Mhrket strong. Range Of
prices, $s.471zas.e6. -s>s...''.@ ~ ~
CATTLEAMarket steady and active.
Good -dem0nd. q Lie Z - r
Sales ranged at 42.50@3. Is for cows;
ss.00@32 25 for heifers; ts. s.so@ l. 90 for bulls;
$500 for calves; S2.70@460 for stockers
SHEEP Market for good sheep firm;
limbs dull.
Safes ranged at s. 70 for muttons; $4.15
for lambs; a. 90 for f'>rcs. 1'-'<' d sal
Receipts: Cattle;ooJ; hogs 1900; calves
100; sheep, 100.. 49,. =. hun. s,gi
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Chicago Grain and .Protisions.
. t5s''i's CHICAGO, Feb. 9.
CLOSTNG PRICEl

-a+.' sst4"tc CLOSING PRICES ens . % u
WHEAT-May;, 7sKc; July no ~
%OATs-February, x7o; May, ESQ; July,
$3.50. -'e'!Hf ft,:'s2's't 'i!'ii ~
eCORN-February, s51tc; May, se1fc;
July. B7o.;i Giitslfs 81. sa--:'# il: EE s.la'gr
PQRK-Fsbruary, $3.50; May, 80 100
lO.1g. -,.lr,.,r,-,..., ,,. ,.g -.....,',, -.
POULTRY-Drsssed. turkeys, s,e1z@1lc;
chickens, 9@c 1fc: ducks, $3.50.
BUTTER-Crcameric 14@l9c; diaries,
11@17c. uf tsS'sa af +.'f"f"f'
EGGS-Fresh; lb@a7Ne.-.
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MandaY. FAR a


A favorable report was made by the
senate appropriation cQmmittee ON the
proposed issuance of $f50, 900 certificates
Aof Indebtedness for the establishment Of
q twine plant and Tor the payment of
$9, 800 extrSordihary expenses in the
prosecution Of the maximum 1sts case.
The senate passed no bills, but con.
Cured In the house resolution request
ing federal appointment for General
Harrison Allen. N ,,4,,,c., ~ ! '.g3a.s.
! Tho Laughlln bill providing that all
county treasurers shall be bonded in
fidelity companies, and the expense to
be borne BY tho county, was 1.esestsd in
the house on . tie vote. The measure
will be amended TO provide thkt in
counties where tho salary! Of tho treas
urer is 81, ,00oor more he shall pay the
expense Of his own bond; aud whom 30
amended the bill Will probably pass.
The house passed bills providing that
collections Of penalty and interest on
taxes shall be covered into the general
fund of counties; authprising county
commissioners to offer rewards for tho
apprehension: Of wheat thfeves; provid-
ing for tho spportionment by county su-
perintendepts Of poll tax of 81 to be
levied on electors for the support Of dis
triot schools. .JStt4 q! : 80 ~
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ANOTHER HOT sKLRMIsH,
Nebraskans Lose Ono Man Killed and
Three Wounded. .-4.

Nebraskans Lose Ono Man Killed and
Three Wounded. ,,-ss.,,.-
MANILA, Feb. S.-1O:30 a. m.-Late
Monday, General Hale's brigade ad-
vanced and took the waterworks at
Singalon. Four companies of the Ne
braska regiment and part of the Utah
battery, with two field guns and two
Hotchkiss guns, met the enemy on the
hill, a half mile out, and a sharp en-
gagement took place, in which .the
Nebraskans lost one dead and three
wounded.
DR.. Young, formerly quartermaster
sergeant in the Third artillery, was
wounded, captured and brutally mur-
dered, and his body, when recovered,
was found to have been horribly mutt
lated. The Filipinos were driven back,
retiring in bad order and carrying with
them the valves and heads of the steam
chest and cylinder Of the pumping ma
chinery. ~ .sr:
General Ovenshine's brigade advanced
and took Baranaque. capturing two
field guns. They met with no opposi-
ton. IT..
General McArthur's division advanced
beyond Gagalangin, without loss, the
enemy retreatlng upon Caloocan.
The Americans now have steam car
line to Malabon and 600 marines, with
four Maxims have been landed from the
feet on the beach, north of the CITY,.
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ThesAnS Of animals were the earliest
tormsoe money. Sheep and oxen among
the old Romans took the place Of money
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N NORTH u IN DAKOTA AK ! i, ] I.
:. e. .LEdfSTt,AlIfU}Rlj'.E[ / Il ITS t,lI1f,l jj.}lj'.[
"1AtfJdaX. .1IH,A. .

'-F''- murray 1IEI 4. '>s't's 's'''
The bills fofsthS prop pp6oSsd toUhJtitu.
tioislG jsiSthe tfessionsof q
state board 81 pardons and for the re-
duction' d1f ths mfnitn timn- 1tica 81 school
lands through fh6 iStatsto 45 "a acre
were pftsensed TO the hsnse and, senate.
4heams35dfes wire presented BY the
last Legislature and must Be passed
again by ethe present ono before being
submitted to the people, ~-,,.s.@.-s
The senate passed the Baker bill for
the payment Of $500 to tho csptors Of
the murderers Of the spicer family,
Cashel's bill for the payment of dat
rate Of per cent interest on deposits Of
the state in dspositories, and the bill
regulating the liability Of owners Of
animals for tfespassing. :,'''' - 'f.e3
Tho house passed a concurrent resolu-
tton to congress praying for the removal
OF the tariff on seed whsas.
Friday, FsS. .. 2s.it 80
Tho house bill amending the drainage
law lesalizing about "a ,0o0of warrants
issued under the old law which was de.
slsred unconstitutional was passed by
the senate. The senate Slso passed the
bill tending to relieve the disbarment of
Attorney Crum Of Fargo; Hanna's bill
for the manner Of making grain, mort.
cages forfeiture sales; Twitchell's, pro.
viding times for delinquency Of real and
personal taxes; Creel's memorial to tho
states senators and congressman to vote
for the Hanna subsidy blu; Mobiles, 70.
latinn tn &he mani1ar ~ r0kioa and aol.
lection Of tax and BY treasprers. : 80
The house passed AlIeh's'bin giving
wife the same legal rights with regard
70 business transactions after marriage
% before; Lynoh's, inofessins the num.
Der Of session laws to bs printed 70
1900; LaushnnS relating to the power,
ofibankins corporations In the state and
Aales, providing for the spplisstions Of
dues and premiums paid the building
and lnan aaannin kiASn} In forAo1narpaa