Omaha daily bee., 1901-01-06
NEVILLE SAID TO BE- DYING
Congressman from Sixth Nebraska District
Has Lesion Of Bronchial Tubes.
BREAKDOWN DATES FROM HUNTING TRIP
Burket Expects to Aid In Defeat of
Hopkins Biil-Stark Undecided
About His Note-NebraslSa
Railway Enterprises.

NASHlNGlON, jan D.-lSpeClal 1ele-
gram.)-Congressman Neville of the Sixth
district is dying tonight, according to re-
ports from his bedside For several days
past he has been suffering from lesion Of
the bronchial tubes. The doctors in at
tendance thought they could stop the bleed
ing by packing the chest and throat with
ice, but they have been unsuccessful in
checking the hemorrhage and the congress-
man, IL is thought, cannot live over twenty
four hours. He is surrounded by his fam
lily, Mrs. Neville, his son and daughter. be-
ing in constant attendance upon him, al
though no one is permitted to see him ex-
cept his family and physicians
The history of Congressman Nevile's
trouble undoubtedly dates back to the civil
war. Sixteen years ago, however 1t first
made its appearance when Neville was cam
| paigning in Nebraska. After talking at con-
siderable length he was compelled to quit
campaigning at Ainsworth, bleeding at the
throat being then first discernable Since
that time he has husbanded his strength
and has been fairly we'll, the last cam
paign having taxed his strength a little.
But his breakdown is really traceabe to
shooting expedition into Virginia during the
holiday recess. He went into Virginia on
hunt and while climbing the side of a hill
he slipped and fell spraining his ankle very
badly. He returned to Washington and was
compelled TO take to his bed, from which IT
| is not believed he can arise unless mira
Gle is performed.
Congressman Stark said today that his
colleague had lost an enormous quantity OF
blood, the first day OF his illness having
sapped his strength, and each subsequent
day he has been visibly sinking, until to-"
night the physicians have almost abandoned
hope of checking the hemorrhage.
BurIsett ON ReappOrtionmcnt.
| Congressman Burkett expects to take the
center Of the stage next month, when he
speaks against the Hopkins reapportion-
ment bill. now under consideration In the
house. Speaking of the chances OF the meas
ure getting through. Burkett said:
I'VE have the Hopkins bill defeated. The
| first vote will be taken on the Burleigh
! bill, which is the minority bill reported
| from the committee on census That VIII
| give us chance in an affirmative way to
test the feeling of the house, and | feel con-
| fdent of the result. We have seventy-three
| republicans pledged tc vote for the Bur-
! leigh bill, and we expect an almost soma
democratic vote. There will be a few demo-
| Gratis who will vote for the Hopkins meas
ure, but they can be counted on the fingers
| Ol OHt manu-. MY Juubhth' 10 Nh"' NaN
| leigh bill will be passed"
| CONGRESSMAN Stark is on the fence in re-
gard to his vote on the reapportionment
| bill. He was originally In favor Of the
Hopkins bill, limiting the size OF the house
| to the present figures 357, but Stark
has evidently heard from his constituency
| and he is debating just on which side to
place his vote.
| Congressman Hull reached Washington
| last night from Des Mones, where he went
to attend the funeral of his father. AT
| 2:45 this afternoon he received telegram
saying that his sister is at the point OF
death. He will start back to Des Mones
tonight.
Nebraska Railway Grants.
Senator Thurston today secured the pas
sage of bills granting the Eastern Nebraska
G. Gulf Railway company the right-of-way
through the Omaha and Winnebago reser-
| walton in Nebraska by extending the time
for the construction of the said railway
and a bill granting the Omaha & Northern
Railway company additional time to con-
struct a railway through the same reserva-
tion.
Authority has been granted for the organ
ization of the Burt Ia) National bank, with
a capital Of $4,000. c. c. Chubb Gardner
Cowles, A. b. Clarke. Thomas +. Cook and
E. ]. Murtagh are named as incorporators
The following Iowa postmasters have
been appointed: Herman Kleinheiksel, al
Philby O'Brien county; C. B. Hatfield, al
Spechts Ferry, Dubuque county and Ole
Strom, at Vinje, Winnebago county.
South Dakota postmasters: John Wolver.
ton, at Grass, Campbell county. and Mary
Mcclellan, az Bates, Hand county.
The Hostoffice at Addison, Knox county
Nebraska, has been re-established, with
John NJ. Eggen as postmaster.
A civil service examination will be helt
February 5 at Omaha and Lincoln, Neb.
and Sioux City and Burlington, Ia, for the
position of immigrant inspector.
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