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The Red Cloud chief., 1901-02-08
FRIDAY. t'chrunry I.

Two new normal schools for Ncbras.
la aud an appropriation of siOO,o 900 for
thci' establishment was the action
taken ~ the house in committee of the
whole yesterday. The afternoon ses-
sion had been set apart for considera-
ton of four normal school bills. One
was to appropriate $4,000 for the pur.
chase of the old Western Normal prop.
crty west OF Lincoln for a normal
school I'm Lincoln. Another was to APP
propriate $4,000 for new buildings ut
the state normal at Peru, The third
was to locate u new normal school at
Central City. The fourth, house roll
No. 81, provided for the location OF
two normal schools, one north of the
Platte and one south Of the Platte.
The house sat down very decided
upon the proposition To buy the old
Western Normal school building. The
bill was indefinitely postponed, and
when MIR. Mockett, the introducer,
made n motion to not concur In the re-
port. only eight other members Of the
house voted with him. The bill APP
propriating money for Peru went
through as though CREASED. The west
crn members were tied up on the meas
urc TO get their own bill through
later.
The proposition 10 establish n new
school at Central City went the way of
all the earth with almost rs scant Ger.
emory rs Mockett's hill. There was
not very much opposition to the last
bill by Frederick To establish two
schools In the western portion OF the
state. Taylor of Custer was its most
ardent champion.
lie succeeded and received many com
pliments for the work of the forenoon
from his friends. The bill was amend
ed To provide that one school shall be
located In the Fifth congressional dis
trict and one In the Sixth. The appro-
priation was raised from SIS 900 to
500, 900 and the bill was changed to
make the location Of the schools de.
volve upon the present state board Of
education.
The western members went after
! this bill i'm earnest and made n united
stanu IoF us ~ ""S 'ho"B"'
NJ one time that the eastern members
favorable to Mockett's bill had made "A
compact with the western members in
favor Of three new schools but the first
vote ON the measure proved the sup
port for the Lancaster county measure
weak. 1t is minated that should the
bill pass the senate, which many be.
ls... {. ,.,tll ,,at do AhA hparI that 10
to do the locating Of the"new schools
will settle on Arapahoe and Broken
! Bow AS the sites. The board Is left
free to act under the provisions Of the
bill,
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-02-08
v WILL DECIDE
Question Of whether saloon Property u
Entitled to Protection.

Question Of whether saloon Property Js
Entitled To Protection.
The question as to whether property
used as n saloon in Kansas is entitled
to the protection OF law Is now square,
ly before the courts aud will I've de-
cided some time next month. A few
weeks ago Mrs. sheriff, the woman
who led the destructive raid NJ Antbo-
ny, Kan, smashed q saloon at Dan
Vile, Harper county. Frank Osborne,
the owner OF the building, has now
brought suit against her In the dis
trict court at Wichita for damages
Mrs. sheriff Is IN good financial cir.
cumstanccs, aud has employed the
ablcst legal talent. She hopes 10 BE-
able to get what the w. G. Il. U. Of
Kansas say they are seeking--a decis-
ion from the supreme court that saloon
property In not entitled 10 the protse.
ton Of the law. The case will be
watched with interest, for, II such y
decision IL made, the probibitory law
will be invested with terror for tho
saloon men. The casr is before Judge
Preston Gillette and will he tried early
next month.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-02-08
Thursday, January 81.

The senate listened to two of its dis
tinguished members yesterday. Elk
Governor Crounse attacked a bill pro-
viding for the establishment of two
new state normal schools % the ground
that the state and the taxpayers were
uot.in duty bound TO discriminate in
favor of teachers as against black
smiths or persons of any other profess
sion or trade, that the state should not
compete with private enterprises and
that 1t was against public policy to
separate state institutions or to create
more than is necessary. He took the
ground that the proposed expenditure
Of SIl0,O ON for the proposed schools
was but the entering wedge for the ex-
penditure of millions and other extrav-
apauces that are practiced under the
name OF education. senator Martin
spoke on behalf of BARRIERS, who he
said were being ieeced, by the state
barbers' examining board without re-
ceiving any protection In return. His
bill abolishing the BARRIERS board was
recommended for passage in commit
tee Of the whole. but action on the nor
NAL school bill introduced by Senator
Allen of Furnas, was deferred await
the action of the house which has de
c.dsd to consider a similar bill as a
special order at 9 o'clock.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-02-08
Beers CAPTURE NEW POST
Thousand Surprises English Post ana
Takes u.

~.
A London dispatch says: The wav
Office has received the following from
Lord Kitchener, commander In South
Africa:
Pretoria, Feb. a.-Our post NJ Med
derenontein. ON the Gaterrand, south
west OF Krngersdorp, was attacked by
"a thousand l.ocrs. The relief column
sent out from krugersdorp failed t.
prevent the fall ~ the post. No de-
tails yet Il hand, but officers and men
captured at post are arriving ~ We
recnigiug.
Lourenno Marquee, Feb. 3.--Tbere
IL commando of 1000 Beers on POr-
tugucsc territory. IL Is supposed that
their intention IL Ia rescue the Beers
here, The Portuguese authorities
have decided To remove to Madeira
such i,ocr refugees as decline 70 sur
render 10 the Bridish.
Bloemfontein, Feb. 3.--The British
have reoccupied Petersburg,
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-02-08
Saturday, January 2.

After the siege over the normal
schools the house quoted down and
Yesterday there was no action OF any
moment during the day. The bill pro.
viding an appropriation Of s75, 500 for
for the Peru normal school passed the
third reading. A bill providing that
the money in the sinking fund shall
be transferred to the general fund also
passed. The committee ON public
lands and buildings asked permission
Of the house to charge up actual ex-
pense and mileage for their visit to
the state institutions Of Nebraska.
Sprecher Of Colfax succeeded In tack
ing ON an amendment that they b 9
reimbursed for actual money expended
and tais passed. The committee will
make a trip among the state institu-
tions soon.
The printing committee met yester-
day afternoon and considered the mat.
ter of the printing of stationery for
the house which had been ordered by
Secretary of State Porter and furnish
ed by his friends. A special committee
of three, consisting of Uhl, Lowe and
Murray. had been ~appointe ed from the
printing committee to investigate this
matter and the whole question war
discussed yesterday.
II was decided to cut the bills OF the
printers who did the work for the leg
islature as follows: II. ID. Kelley OF
Fremont, from SlOs TO S75; Independent
Publishing company, or +. ID. Eager,
from 1896 To- 500; Walrath Of OsceOla,
from $50 90 to $50; Walqnist Brothers,
Hastings, from $50. so to 867. so. Mr..
Porter sent In an explanation of his
actions in ordering stationery for the
legislature. He said that 1t was true
the jobs had been let without contract
but this was necessary because tho
matter was not thought OF until 1t was
too late TO secure bids. The men who
performed the work had done similar
work before for the Legislature, and he
thought were competent and would
not send In excessive charges.
Speaking of the old envelopes that
were distributed TO the members, Mr.,
Porter said that they were some Of Il
lot Of 400, 900 he found on hand when
he entered the office. They had been
bought by ex-Secretary Of state Aller
and had remained stored away In tn,
building till they were yellow. lie
had tried to dispose of them at every
opportunity and thought the legisla-
ture could use a considerable number.
lie disciaimed any idea of trying to in
sult the members by placing at Their
disposal old and worthless envelopes
The committee accepted the state
ment from Mr.. Porter aud decided 4
make u report, The preparation O
this was left TO Mr.. Sprecher of th'
printing committee and he will sub
nit IL for signatures as soon as tn,
! house conyenes next Tuesday.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-02-08
OUSfHAPpENIAGS
The Work Being Done in the Hall
OF Representatives.
LABOR OF PAST WIKI BRIEFLY TOLD
Condensed Report Of the B,is aud Rcso-
buttons Introduced. Together with
askstch 81 the More Import
ant Transactions.


The house yesterday remained In
session all the afternoon. The time
before the joint convention was not
sufficient for more than the ordinary
routine business and In the afternoon,
the greater portion Of the time was
spent In committee Of the whole.
House roll No. 100, by Wenzel. TO re-
fund taxes TO +. Uhlrich, Of Pawnee
county, was passed on third reading,
rs was house roll No. 40, memorable.
ing congress for the submission OF an
amendment for the direct popular vote
OF United States senators.
The house In committee OF the whole
spent over nm hour in talking about u
bill providing for the destruction Of
sunfiowers and cookie burrs. There
was some fault to be found with the
measure although there was a general
understanding that IL should 70
through. 30 the definite action was
postponed till a later date and the bill
was left on flc. The house killed a
bill by Crockett providing for an up.
preparation Of 81, 900 for the construc.
ton Of u bridge over the Niobrara
river In Boyd county. This was done
on the theory that the various counties
should bear this burden themselves.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-02-08
Agree Ia Raise the Maine,

Chamberlain a Co.. of Chicago, have
been awarded the contract 20 raise the
battleship Maine from the waters of
Havana harbOr. With II Is coupled the
job OF raising the Spanish transport
Alfonso NII., which is beachcd ON the
shore near the Maine. The company
is to raise both vessels for the salvage
there is In them. 1t also covenants TO
pay the United states 3 per cent Of all
proceeds, besides restoring all personal
property which belonged to the officers
and crew of the Maine.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-02-08

SENATE SIfTINGS
Senate Chamber Proceedings
SuccinctIy Stated.
UPPER HOUSE ACTIONS Ch0NQtD
Iabors OF the Senators Rolled Down TO
Digestibie size and Di.hed Up 10 Our
Busy Readers who want to Know
what IL Being Done.
UPPER HOUSE ACTIONS dON1tD
Tuesday, January 90.

The Senate passed the first hill Of
any Importance yesterday, when house
roll No. ~, by Van Boskirk, passed by
u vote Of twenty.three yeas TO nine
nays. Owing to the fact that the in
PRODUCER OF the bill and two or three
others were allowed to discuss the
measure by unanimous consent after
the roll call had been ordered some Of
the critical ones express the belief that
II n bill becomes II law someone
may try to show that II was not con-
~stitutionaily passed. The ground for
the belief is that the constitution says
that after the third reading of a bill
the roll must be called Immediately.
This controversy brought up the ques-
ton of the proper time to move to
commit a bill for spicific amendment.
Lieutenant Governor Savage reserved
his ruling until today. IL il believed
he will rule that such a motion Is
in order any time before the roll call
has been ordered when the bill is on
third reading.
The bill is designed TO protect cattle
y" "G"'"Hb wv " - PUP
posed to aid the large stockinen on the
range in the western part of the state.
Arends of Otoe. formerly an opponent
Of the bill. voted for 1t and explained
his vote by saying the bill would not
work a hardship ON eastern farmers
and it would be of great benefit to the
cattle growers Of the west. The bill
provides for a registry and the exbi-
bition Of hides. Butchers and OF hers
who buy beef to sell must keep II reg
lister Of the hides and the brands
thereon and the person who occasion
ally slaughters "a beef for sale must
exhibit the hide when he sells the
meat and also keep the hide three
days.
Harlan of York, chairman Of the
joint committee of the senate on inves-
tigation Of corrupt practices in VI
nection with the senatorial contest,
asked 10 be relieved Of the duty Of
serving, but the senate failed to grant
the request.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-02-08
SATURDAY., February 2.

An adjournment of the senate At
noon Yesterday shut OFF what might
have been a good days work. During
the short session the forestry bill OF
senator Arends Of Otoc, providing for
the taxation OF forestry tracts at n
rate Of 81 per acre, was amended me
recommended for passage. A bill by
Van Boskirk for the appointment OF
a state veterinarian with power tn pre-.
vent the spread of contagious diseases
among live stock was warmly dis
guessed. The salary proposed was re-
duccd from 81, 500 TO 1900 on motion
Of Newell, of Cass, the watchdog Of the
treasury. When the committee arose
the bill was still under consideration.
The history of the old live stock COM
mission that made n good living killing
glAndered horses was brought up by
those who opposed the bill.
A claim for expenses alleged to rave
been incurred ia the election contest
Of johnson. republican, against b.
Hodges, fusionist, of Phelps, is now in
the hands of the senate committee on
accounts and expenditures. The total
Of the claims presented by Hodges,
who was u~nseated, is S907. 05. and the
claims from Johnson's side amount to
81, LOG. 76. The claims IN behalf OF
johnson include $500 for attorneys
fees. S2Ol 80 for John =. Logan. q Ste
nographer, who took testimony an d
transcribed IL and performed other
| services. 1t also includesS5O for Louis
W. Hague, notary, 81 for r. l.. keis'
| ter, notary, and $50 for Gus Norberg,
notary. The claim Of Hodges is one
for SAT. 80 for railway fare, hotel ex.
penses and other necessary cxpendi'
lures. and S45 for fifteen days attend.
ance At 80 u day }. q. Thompson has
a claim for $40 and !. II. Robb and w
A. Garrett, notaries, have claims foi
$50 each. The total Of all the claims
is 81, Ol4. II. This added to the claim
| ef about -, 900 arising from the two
contests from Douglas county, will
make the total cost of the three con-
tests more than 81, 200. IL Is under
stood that the committee on accounts
and expenditures will cut the claims
| down until their authors will not rec
oRnize them on sight.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-02-08
Wednesday, January 80.

The senate in executive session con-
armed the appointment Of Il. ID. Davis
Of Clay county rs warden of the peni.
Tertiary and A. v. Cole of Hastings rs
commandant Of the soldiers home at
Grand Island. A ruling by the lieuten.
ant governor is that q motion to COM
init II bill on third reading for specific
amendment must be made before the
roll call has been ordered. The cor.
rectness of this ruling is disputed by
some old members Of the legislature,
who believe such q motion can be made
while the roll is being called, or in
fact my time before the final passage
Of the BILL" as the old rules OF the sen
ate read.
Only three bills were introduced.
Senate file No. 1911, by Meredith, is
an exact copy of Senate Ale No. 10, in
troduced by Martin by request. The
bill amends the liqior laws In various
ways and provides a penalty for the
sale of ~adulterated liquors. 1t ais
provides for regulation within two
miles Of any town.
Senate file No. i82, introduced by
Young, adds the words ''or purchaser"
to that section of the statute that pro-
vides that no judgment on which e
cution shall not have been taken shall
operate as u lien upon the estate Of
any debtor to the preference OF any
other bona tide judgment creditor ''or
purchaser"
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-02-08

The Philadelphia Medical Journal de-
clares that 1T requires no mathemAu-
clan TO discover that the shiftiess. the
thriftless. the INDECENT poor--the class
which produces relatively the greatest
number OF criminals and paupers. II
not of the mentally dehcient-h In
creasing out of all proportion TO the
thrifty, the weii-tOdo-the class which
produces relatively few OF the paupers
and criminals"
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-02-08

The house yesterday put in n norm
ing at work In open session and spent
the afternoon in committee work.
Bills were placed on third reading and
a considerable amount of work was
disposed of. A bill permitting exami-
nations for entrance to the Peru nor.
ma school TO be given by county
superintendent passed, as did house
roll No. 81. providing for the appropri.
alton Of -. 200 to purchase medals for
the veterans of the recen war. Fowl
er's bill removing school, precinct and
village Offices from the provisions Of
the corrupt practices act passed, as did
house roll No. -, reducing the inter.
est on state warrants TO ) per cent.
Murray's bill. relative to the number
and dates Of the meetings of the
ty boards, also passed.
Hanks of Otoe introduced a resolu-
ton looking towards IN investigation
Of the Torrens system OF guaranteed ng
titles Of property. II was temporarily
withdraw n to permit Of an alteration
In the method Of introduction. Mr..
Hanks explained the object he has in
view, which Is to Introduce this system
In Nebraska. II the committee that in
vestigates shall find IL worthy of Z
place on the statutes. Mr.. Hanks CAV,
quite a history OF the measure. and
said it would be IA boone to the peUpl,
of the state were II introduced here
| doing away with a~bstractors and much
of the difficult and expensive work
necessary before u title may be Sc
cured.
Evans Of Lincoln started an inves'
tigation of the state's right to the
Grand Island soldiers home, it being
understood that a provisional claus,
In the Iced throws "a cloud upon the
same.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-02-08

Madame Meibs prides herself on be-
ing a natural song bird" She did rot
pass through q protracted period OF
voice culture prior to her operate de-
but. From childhood she has been
able to sing with ease the most dihcnlt
music. and she mastered the compile
Gated score OF Aida" in a few hours.
81 cannot even remember" says the
fair Australian, when ! first began TO
trill q note.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-02-08
Chiid Held for Ransom,

A ST. Joseph, Mich, February 3, dis
patch says: Fint Mills, the i4-year-
old daughter Of George A. Mills Of the
He'll Grand opera house Of benton Har-
Dor, was kidnapped from here Friday
evening. II vas the divorced wife Of
Mills came from Chicago and took the
child away, but telegraph messages
have failed la reveal her whereabouts.
Mr.. Mills had the cnsto iy of the child
and as he Is we'll tn do, some think the
child is held for ransom.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-02-08

japan will shortly be the strongest
naval power In the far east. Three
new warships have lately arrived
from England, France and Germany.
and the Hatsuse is expected from Eng
land. In mere tonnage alone. the four
new ~fssels surpass the total tonnage
Of the eleven japanese or the twelve
Chinese ships that were present at
the great sea night In the Yellow sea
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-02-08
WIN Lodge Murder Charge.

Moore, the man who was cut in a
drunken row al Berlin, n little town in
otoe county, Nebraska, eleven miles
south Of Weeping Water, sunday,
died Thursday evening, Jan. 81, from
the effects OF his wounds, and the
hearse went over from Weeping Water
To bury him. The men who did the
cutting are now In Jail In Nebraska
city and will have To stand trial for
murder.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-02-08
Duke Of Orleans DELAYED.

The French royalist organ, the Fas-
settle de France, that the
Duke OF Orleans, who left Paris TO at
tend the funeral Of the queen, has
been obliged to abandon his journey
and postpone paying his homage to =
later date. owing to the sudden indis.
position Of the duchess.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-02-08
. CONFESSION OF ROBBERY
Railway Postal Clerk Under Arrest -

A Chicago Feb. 2 dispatch says Fred
Roscman, for nearly eight years n clerk
In the United States railway postal
service, confessed tn robbing mail
pouches and ascribcd his downfall To
the fascination eSerted on him by the
game Of policy. He was arrested ~
he was leaving the Chicago n North
western railway depot for his home.
When arrested he had u watch and
several packages ON his person which.
he confessed 10 have stolen. He was
taken ~ the central police station and
will be- arraigned in the United States
court Monday. Roseman is twenty
nine years old and has five step-cbil.
dren.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-02-08
E.,abli.n Larx. sheep Ranch.

A Grand Island special Of Feb. ;
SAYS Nick Benson aud son, ,. X. Bon
son, have just established u fine sheep
ranch Of over 1000 acres near Loup
City and will at once stock the same,
thus adding the sheep industry to theiS
large commission business.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-02-08
MmMop. ,n Ch,ch,n nu.ln....

A poultry statistician says that there
are about $50. 0O0. 900 chickens in the
United States, and that during the
past year they have produced approx
mately $4,000. DOC. 900 eggs. valued at
about SITS 900 900. Over $3.50. 900 900
worth OF poultry Is eaten in this coun-
try in the course OF q year.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-02-08
DESTROYS STOCK LIQUOR
Kansas Druggist signalise conv"rsi"" 10
christianity.

Christianity.
A Hiawatba, Kan, Feb. 4 dispatch
Y A large quantity Of beer and
whisky belonging TO Druggist E. }.
fici,oltz, was destroyed ON a scaHo'd
erected In the main street of the town.
Evangelists Alexander and Williams
have been conducting revival meetings
10 Hiawatha for several weeks, having
made 400 converts. Among these were
a number Of druggists who sold liquor.
The smashing of bottle dcmijohns and
barrels WAS conducted by the druggist
and the two preachers In the presence
Of hundreds Of people amid shouts oi
approval.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-02-08
IAti, In a Pubtis School.

yupil at the public school In Arm
strong, Mo-, refused to study Latin ana
was expelled. Ills father, n Methodist
preacher, took the matter before the
board, with the result that Latin 10
now an optional study.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-02-08

A dispatch from Pretoria
that Pretorius, one o. the leading
Beers, has surrendered. Pretoriua
states, however, that the Beers are -
determined rs ever To fght.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-02-08
Ii HUNG REPORTED DEAD.
tnconnrmsd Rumor sent Ont From
Tien 1rsin.

The Tien rsin correspondent OF the
standard. says II was rumored in Ticn
Isin that III Hung Chang was dead.
The French foreign Office has no
news Of the death OF Iii Hung Chang,
as reported 10y the Frank fort Gazette.
NJ Pichon, french Minister at Pekin,
has not alluded 10 his illness for some
time, so II is supposed IL is not serious.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-02-08

Sydney r~ejoices In the possession OF
q cycle path nearly two miles In length.
The path Is composed, says the Sydney
Telegraph, OF a mixture OF sand and
cinders well leveled and rolled. The
cost was less than el00, and was mel
by public subscription.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-02-08
Photography Of the Csprs~uisida..

ft6ryIokrnph 0F VUo CoprfWuIn Idae+
Among the papers read at the con-
vention Of American ornithologists In
Cambridge. Mass. a few days ago was
q most interesting little thing on The
Pterylosis of Podargus, With Notes on
the Pterylography Of the CsprimUl-
gidas."
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-02-08
Chicaxo,. Army Of Teacher.

Chicago's public school teachers pay
roll has more than doubled In nine
years and is now a little more than
$500 900 a month. There are $500
teachers. principals and superlntend-
ents on the city's pay roll.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-02-08
A PRINCE SHOOTS HIMSELF.
Youthful scion of Aussian Hose - WoaId-
Bs Suicide.

Prince Parlatiusky, the youth ui
publisher Of the Northern Courier,
which was recently suppressed for It's
radical tendencies. shot himself last
Thursday iniicting "a dangerous wound.
His parents have never forgiven tho
marriage he made several years ago
with Mile. Yavorskaya, ri actress. %
did they approve his newspaper enter
prise, which absorbed a bulk Of tho
estate of the prince. The family ranks
among the highest Russian nobility.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-02-08

Nearly every town Of Importance In
india has a qualified m doctor.
There are also several In China and
South Africa. and even one In Persia