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THE BLUEFIELD8 INCIDENT TflMdTH ASSEMBLY Lincoln Newspaper Union Lincoln Nebraska People's Johnson of Nemaha Wart or Knox Snter of Antelope packman of Platte and Nance Havlih of Saunders Horst of Tolk Guthrie of Nnckolla Barry of Garfield Greeley Wheeler Loup Blaine and unorganized: Dempsey of Sheridan Dawes Box Butte and Sioux: Scott cl Buffalo Hull of Harlan Soderman of Phelps McBride of Frontier and Gosper Rhodes of Valley Higgins and Gear of Custer and Logan Zink of Sherman Robertson and Smith of of Holt Rothlentner of Cherry and Key a 20 Democrats Howard of Sarpy Mc-Vioker of Dodge: Fritz of Cuming Dakota and Thurston VanHousen of Colfax 4 Casper and Delaney of Butler Brokaw and Remington of Seward 4 In the senate are Lindsay of Richardson and Pawnee Hitchcock of Nemaha and Johnson Watson of Otoe Tefft of Cnss Lehr of Saunders and Sarpy Crane Noyes and Smith or Douglas Stuefer of Cuming and Burt: Saunders of Dixon Dakota Knox and Thurston Holbrook of Washington and Dbdge Bressler of Wayne Stan ton Madison and Pierce: Black of Buffalo and Sherman Caldwell of Hall and Howard McKesson and Wright of Lancaster Graham of Gage Pope of Saline: Cross of Jefferson and Thayer: Sloan of York and Fillmore Mighell of Clay and Hamilton: Mc-Keebv of Nuckolls Webster and Franklin Hahn of Adams Rathburn of Furnas Red Willow Hitchcock Dundy Gosper Frontier Chase and Hayes Okers of Dawson Lincoln Keith Cheyenne Logan and the unorganized counties 25 People's Independent Jeff res of Antelope Boone and Greeley of Platte and Colfax Crawford or Holt Garfield heeler and unor-! ganized Stuart of Brown Keya Paha Cherry) Sheridan Dawes Box Butte and Sioux Gray of Custer Valley Loup and of Polk Merrick and Nance Bower of Butler and Seward Dale of Kearney Phelps and 8 The house has seventy two republL cans twenty populists eight democrats and demo pops In the senate there are twenty five republicans and eight populists On joint ballot therefore there are ninety seven republican votes and thirty-six opposition votes ing returns would be held at 10 o'clock Thursday The committee also recommended that the inauguration ceremonies be held in the afternoon Adjourned SENATE At 10:30 In the senate Lieut -Governor Majors called for order and the disorder changed to quiet Chaplain 8 MacAyeal offered np prayer in which he asked that tlie wisdom and dignity of the body might be shown to the world snd thnt the press and schools and other influences might work for good The work of completing the organi-ration was then commenced the following employes being elected: Enrolling John Rhnle Western Engrossing Pool Wabash Clerk of Committee of the Whole Hors re Clark Ithiea mil A 11 Wood Gering Janitor 0 Knight Hastings Mail Carder Lincoln Lee Yates Omaha Secretary of State Allen was escorted to the bar of the senate where all of the employes took tlie oatli of office Then came an exchange of committees from one branch to the other with various messages which weredelivered with due regard for legislative formality A committee from the senate was appointed to act with a similar committee from the home to wait on the governor for any communication he might wish to make It returned with the information that the chief executive would be ready on Thursday to submit liis message Then a committee was named to arrange with the house for joint convention to canvass election returns Senator McKee by of Nuckolls brought up tlie question of relief for western drouth sufferers He moved tlie appointment of a committee of five whose duty it shall be to investigate the condition of drouth-stricken people and to report recommendations for relief by bill or otherwise The motion carried without discussion Senators McKesson of Lancaster Akers of Dawson Hlack of Ituffalo Stewart of Sioux and llauer of Butler were appolated as such committee The senate then adjourned to meet at 10 a next day 171 NEWSPAPERS Including Many Leading Papers of Nebraska Kansas and Other Western States Containing Our List Advertising Papers printed without our List Advertising 36 NEBRASKA LAW-MAKERS AT LINCOLN DOUGS OF HOUSE AID SEI1TB I entire CmUdoow the Two BruekM of the Now to gwilot ot tho An Interesting ConpdftllM Legislative No tee nprt i Uftottir Taesdey January lt The convening of twenty-fourth session was done in the usual manner The statutes provide that the session shall convene at 12 o'clock noon on the first Tuesday in January A stream of people made up from all classes began pouring into the corridors at 9 o'clock and by noon the halls and galleries were crowded to their utmost capacity It was the same old scene of previous openings Lieut -Governor Majors called the senate to order and Secretary of State Alien presided in the house Mr Geddes of Hall county chief clerk-elect was called upon by Mr Allen to call the roll of members for the purpose of ascertaining whether a quorum was present and Chaplain-cleet Mayes was asked to open the session with prayer The chaplain in-roked a blessing upon the members elect and asked for them divine guidance in the performance of their duties Ilis prayer was short and to the point and gave everybody tlie impression that he would be a model cliapiain Dr Kicketts the member fro Douglas was elected temporary speaker of the house anti for the first time in the history of the state a colored man was recognized as Mr Speaker Dr Ricketts showed his skill as a parliamentarian The call of the roll showed that the members of the house had a due sense of the importance of their duties All were present Organ i ation was the first thing in order and for secretary Dr Kicketts the colored member from Douglas was elected who assumed the position and made a neat speech Geddes of Hall county was elected chief clerk The credentials were all presented without contest A committee waited on Chief Justice Norval who adm nistered the oath of office to the new members Richards of Thayer county was elected speaker The following were then elected unanimously First assistant Frank A Har rison Pawnee Second assistant Zediker of Lancaster Third assistant clerk Glasgow of Gage Sergeant-at Shoenbar-ger of Hamilton Assistant sergeant-at-arms Arch Tyler of Keith Unrolling clerk Pemberton of aye's of Custer Postmaster Jnmqs Hoyden of Webster This completed the organization and the house adjourned P1-XA1E In the senate Lieut-Gov Majors mounted the rostrum at 12:15 and called the members to order After divine blessing had been asked organization was in order and Tim Sedgwick of York was elected secretary A committee on credentials was appointed and after a few minutes recess reported that all members present were entitled to seats Chief Justice Norval administered the oath of office to the new members Following is a list of officers elected: Tim Sedgwick York First assistant Bar-ber Grand Island Second ass'stant secretary Kelm Falls City Sergeant-at-arms Stewart Campbell Assistant Tliede Williams Geneva John Weatherwax Beatrice Assistant postmaster JF Reynolds Fremont Doorkeeper John Gannon Bancroft Assistant doorkeeper Hruudage Tecumseh Howard MacAyeal Cambridge Senate then adjourned for the day Governor Crounse was handed the formal resignation of Judge Holcomb Tuesday and in his place Hector Sinclair of Kearney was immediately appointed to fill the unexpired term Owing to the number of candidates and for other reasons the contest for Judge Holcomb's shoes has been exceedingly warm W'lnesday -lanuarj WANTS THE CURRENCY BILL SPEEDILY PAS8BD TELLS C01GRESS1H TARS1EY SO flta Measure By No Moans rorfoet bat a Big Stop In the Right Direction and Would Afford Somo Measure of Much Needed Congress Again at Work in Both Washington Jan 4 This morning Congressman Tatsney of Missouri called on the president to introduce General Frisbee the head of the American colony iu Mexico On occasions of this character the president does not ordinarily discuss legislative matters but directly General Frisbee had been presented the president began to question Mr Tarsney as to the purpose of the house He deprecated the contentious spirit manifested and repeatedly said that something must be done you asked Mr Tarsney passage of this bill just as it The president responded that the measure was by no means perfect that it did not go far enough but that it was in the right direction and would afford some measure of much needed relief you wish this bill to be passed precisely as it persisted Mr Tarsney definitely and decisively answered Mr Cleveland evidently despairing of a more perfect measure I hope you will take hold and help put it THE HOUSE RESUMES WORK Debate on the Currency Dili Taken Up Agnln In Short Order Washington Jan 4 The noute presented an animated scene when it was called to order by Speaker Crisp to-day The galleries were crowded and over half the members were in their seats In the diplomatic gallery were the Japanese minister and his secretary and prominent personages looked down from the reserved gallery After the call of committees for reports Mr Quigg of New York attempted to offer a resolution relating to salaries in the New York postoffice but Mr Springer in charge of the currency bill cut him off with a motion to go into committee of the whole for the further consideration of that bill Accordingly the house went into committee Mr Richardson of Tennessee in the chair and Mr Black of Georgia a member of tho banking aud currency committee took the floor in favor of the bill Mr Haughen of Wisconsin who follow ed opposed the measure Mr McCreary of Kentucky said that he proposed to support the bill largely because Secretary Carlisle urged it because it was the only bill that could pass and because if it did not pass the treasury would be compelled to issue $150000000 of bonds Mr Williams of Kentucky followed reading a twenty minute speech in which he attributed the result of the last election to popular indignation against his party for failure to keep pledges SENATE PROCEEDINGS Quay Introduces a Resolution to Hill the Income Tax Appropriation Washington Jan 4 When the senate reassembled at noon to-day about thirty members were present and Vice President Stevenson was in the chair More came in during the reading of the journal Mr introduced a proposed amendment to the urgent deficiency bill amending the tariff law by striking out all provisions for an income tax and substituting a new woolen schedule including a duty on raw wool The resolution of Mr Allen relating to the senate restaurant was then taken up and Mr Allen addressed the senate at some length He thought the restaurant should not be furnished by the government Messrs Hale and Manderson thought the best interests of the senate demanded that there be no change At 2 the senate resumed consideration of the Nicaragua canal bill Senator Morgan speaking Nominations by the President Washington Jan 4 president to-day sent the following nominations to the senate: Herbert Bowman to be consul general at Barcelona Spain Andrew Patterson of Tennessee consul at Demarara British Guinea Frank Clark of Florida attorney of the United States for the Southern district of Florida Walter ll Stradley of California to be immigration commissioner at the port of fean Francisco Colonel Normal Leiber assistant judge advocate general with the rank of brigadier general Frank Berry postmaster at Muskogee I George Huck-er postmaster at Brunswick Mo John Preston postmaster at Shel-blna Mo John Kesterson postmaster at Falrbury Neb Indian Territory Lease Bills Washington Jan 4 The Indian territory lease bill introduced by Senator Jones on the last legislative day before the recess was suppli-mented to-day by Senator Cockrell by a measure which provides that all coal and mineral leases heretofore made in good faith or hereafter to be made for lands In the five civilized tribes shall stand ratified and approved It went to the committee on Indian affairs Secretary orton on Nebraska Distress Washington Jan Secretary Morton and Chief Clerk MacCuaig of the agricultural department both of whom are Nebsaska men do uot believe that the distress in their own and adjoining states amounts to a famine although they recognize that there is much suffering in that section on account of short crops Secretary Morton is a pronounced opponent of any exercise of paternalistic functions by the government but he is doing all that he can consistently through the department to relieve the wants existing in the West treasurer Eugene Moore auditor Henry Russell commissioner of public lands and buildings Arthur Churchill attorney-general Henry Corbett superintendent of pubiie instruction: Strode congressman from the First district Mercer congressman from the Second district George Meiklejohn congressman from the Third district Eugene Hainer congressman from the Fourth district Andrews congressman from the Fifth district Kem congressman from the Sixth district Brady of Buffalo sent up a resolution providing that wheu the house adjourn it adjourn until 3 on Monday January 7 The house took a recess until the afternoon and transacted no business until after the joint convention The wrangle over adjournment was then resumed and a large number of motions were disposed of rapidly In the midst of the discussion the secretary of the senate came in and announced that the senate had concurred with the house resolution to adjourn until Monday at 2 This announcement was greeted with a triumphant laugh by those who had opposed concurring witli the senate resoluion to adjourn until Tuesday and the house adjourned THE SENATE The senate opened with two members absent The journal was read and a few errors corrected The usual resolution authorizing the secretary of state to furnish supplies on requisition of the secretary of the senate was offered by Pope of Saline The senate drouth committee was strengthened by the addition of Tefft and Rathburn The senate went over to the house participated in the joint convention which canvassed the vote on state officers and reconvened for the first business after organization About the first thing after returning from joint convention Senator Watson surprised the senate by presenting a bill the firBt of the session Others followed and soon nine bills were introduced as follows: No 1 by An act to amend incorporation laws of cities regulating their duties etc fe No 2 by Graham To amend section 5032 of the consolidated slat utes of Nebraska so as to allow owners of real estate to redeem the same from a decree of foreclosure No 3 by Campbell To provide for the destruction of the Russian thistle on all lands and highways No 4 by To provide for the destruction of Russian thistles No 5 by To amend section 3043 of chapter 39 entitled of the consolidated statutes relating to fees and clerk hire of county officers No 6 by To require executors and administrators to pay to county ourts money and property remaining after final settlement No 7 by To legalize irregular probate records made under authority of section 1106 chapter 11 of the consolidated statutes No 8 by To amend section 311 of the code of civil procedure relating to bills of exception No 8 by To extend tlie existence of the supreme court commission for another term of three years A recess was taken until 230 when a carried conditioned on the house concurring that when the senate adjourn it be until Tuesday A roll call was demanded and the motion carried twenty senators voting in the affirmative The senate then went over to the house to participate in the joint convention Fpon reconvening the senate adjourned until Monday Reception to New A reception was tendered Governor Holcomb and the new state officers and their wives in the senate chamber Thursday evening The room was packed from main floor to gallery and the crush in getting through was a task to be dreaded In the front part of the room on opposite sides of the speaker desk were seated the Second Regiment band and Professor Frank's orchestra During the evening it was announced that the Second Regiment band would render a march dedicated to Governor Holcomb The last strains of the inspiring elody had hardly ceased to vibrate through the room before Adjutant-General Gage announced: Frank's orchestra will now favor us with a selection dedicated to Governor The rivalry of the two sets of musicians caused considerable amusement The receiving party stood immediately in front of the speaker desk It was composed of Governor and Mrs Silas A Holcomb Lieutenant-Governor and Mrs Moore Secretary of State and Mrs Joel A Piper Auditor and Mrs Eugeue Moore Treasurer and Mrs Bartley Attorney-General and Mrs A Churchill Commissioner and Mrs Henry Russell aud Superintendent of Public Instruction IL Corbett List or Members Following is a list of the members composing the house of representatives: Brockman Jones and Shook of Richardson: Bernard and Sutton of Pawnee Ely of Nemaha: Zink of Johnson Pohlman of Nemaha and Johnson Wait and Roddy of Otoe Cooley and Dawes of Gass Orton of Cass and Otoe Allen Benedict Crow Harte Jenness Johnson Ricketts Sutton and Timme of I)oug las Haller of Washington: Sisson of Burt Webber of Burt and Washing ton: Barnes of Dodge Burke of Cum ing Chase of Wayne aud Stanton: Matteson of Dixon Beck of Cedar and iTeree: Judd of Boone Richardson of Madison- Recher of Platte: Brownell of Saunders Burns Harkson Munger Robinson and Spencer of Lancaster Chapman and Kaup of Saline: Burch Merrick and Hinds of Gage: Milos of Gage and aline Cramb of Jefferson Jenkins of Thayer Richards of Thayer and Jefferson and Langhorst of Fillmore Conaway and McFadden of York Campbell of Merrick Cain and Thomas of Hamilton Hairgrove and Ashley of Clay: Wilder of Webster Griffith of Adams McNitt of Webster and Adams: Harrison and Rourse of Hall Schickedantz of Howard Meyers of Brown Harris of Lincoln Cheyenne Keith and unorganized Brady of Buffalo Bacon of Dawson Carlson of Kearney Moehrman of Franklin: Bee pf Furnas Latnborn of Red Willow Cole of Hitchcock Dqndy Hayes and 72 Secretary Gresham Harlows tbs Whole Trosble Washington Jan The president to-day sent to the senate a dozen pages of correspondence relative to the Blnefields Nicaragua trouble with a letter from Secretary Gresham on the matter This gives a history of the seizure of the' Mosquito territory by Nicaraguan troops and the insurrection of July last when Americans Lamp ton and Wiltbank accepted municipal office under the short lived regime and they and ten or twelve others mostly English and Jamaicans were arbitrarily arrested and banished The urgent remonstrance of this government and its demand that the two Americans be allowed a hearing and in any event an opportunity to arrange their affairs before expulsion resulted in permission being given them to return to Blueflelds under pledge of good behavior With these exceptions and perhaps that of one Aus-burn whose return was for a short time refused but afterwards allowed the secretary is not advised that American citizens in Blueflelds have been arrested Sundry complaints growing out of interruptions of traJe and use of American vessels by the Nicaraguan authorities have had proper attention and will doubtless yield to the usual methods of treatment The letter closes as follows: the beginning of the conflicts which at times were serious this government has steadily recognized the paramount sovereignty of Nicaragua over the entire reservation yielding to no pretentions inconsistent with that sovereignty At no time during the last forty or fifty years has tne so-called native Indian government in the atrip been real On the contrary it has been an alien municipal government administered according to alien methods Although American mercantile interests have sometimes dominated in the strip this government while interfering in proper cases for their protection has constantly disavowed any right of its own or of its citizens to govern the reservation or participate in the political affairs Whatever right of self government the Indian enjoyed under the treaty concluded between Great Britain and Nicaragua was to be exercised by themselves and not by aliens in their name The treaty contemplated the eventual surrender by the Indians of their strip and their in the republic of Nicaragua on the some footing as other citizens of the copy of a convention concluded on the 20th of November last is herewith communicated by which it is declared that the Mosquito Indians while retaining in accordance with their and have wholly to submit to the laws and authorities of Nicaragua for the purpose of forming part of the political and administrative Great Britain it is proper to say has given this government the most positive assurance that she asserts no right of sovereignty or protection over the territory but on the contrary respects the full aud paramount sovereignty of the government of THE PUBLIC DEBT An Intrease of Oier 931030000 for the Month of December Washington Jan The monthly statement of the public debt issued from the treasury department yesterday shows that on December 31 1894 the public debt less cash iu the treasury amounted to $910903695 an increase for the month of $31320775 Following is a recapitulation of the debts: Interest bearing debt $650- 138130 increase during the month $40025100 debt on which interest has ceased since maturity $1825800 decrease during the month $1130 debt bearing no interest $383247345 increase during the month $126 780 total debt $1654375370 of which $590-131 104 are certificates and treasury offset by an equal amount of cash in the treasury Cash in the treasury is classified as follows: Gold $139606354 silver $504035456 paper $122914759 general account disbursing balances etc $16197719: total $782-754289 against which there are demand liabilities amounting to $629 416709 leaving a cash balance of $153337579 of which $86244445 is gold reserve SOME NEWS VIA BOSTON Mach Destitution Said to Exist Among the Settlers in the Cherokee Strip Boston Jan 4 According to advices received by the Congregational Home Missionary society the circle of suffering in parts of the West is widening It includes the Cherokee strip in Oklahoma which was opened for settlement a year ago The country is emphatically new The missionaries of the Congregational Home Missionary society in forwarding special correspondence relating to the situation state that there is special need of clothing With the thermometer below zero there were thirteen men at a religious service who wore no overcoats and were not known to own one Some of the women were without wraps of any kfad A mother and daughter alternately wore the same pair of shoes Women have been found barefoot at home not possessing any kind of an old shoe The borne missionary society has already forwarded clothing for these sufferers and will gladly be the al moner of the public in so doing FAIR FIGURE9 Report of Secretary Dawson of ths Missouri Commission Jefferson City Mo Jan 4 William Dawson of tho Missouri fair commission made his report to the governor to-day It is shown by this that the general expense of administration was $3465768 or nearly 30 per cent of ths entire appropriation The woman's auxiliary board oost $700365 the educational exhibit $430395 mining exhibit $1520395 horticultural $979914 agricultural $6139 forestry $378817 state building aud grounds $4776235 A foot note shows that $34000 was was pale to contractors The total expenditures were $14978585 leaving a balance of $53239 which with the sale of fixtures and with $350 received for the state building makes the total sum turned into the treasury $143164 Nine Women Present Memphis Tenn Jan Colonel Breckinridge lectured at the Au ditorium laat night to 700 oectyle nine of whom were women The reoeptios at Mrs to the Kentuekiat waa a maemifioent affair Total number of editions 139 Adams Globe Alexandria Argus Alvo Advance Auburn Morning Telegram Barneston Star Beatrice Daily Times Beatrice Weekly Times Beatrice Tribune Beatrice Gage Oouaty Democrat Beaver City Times Beaver City Fo- Revenue Only Beaver City Beaver Valley Tribune Bennett Union Blue Hill Leader Brainard Tribune Brewster News Broken Bow Custer County Chief Brunlng Bulletin Burchard Times Burwell Alliance Callaway Courier Cambridge Kaleidoscope Central City Nonpareil Ceresco Courier Chappell Kegister Clay Center Olay County Patriot Columbus Telegram Columbus Platte County Argus Cook Weekly Courier Cortland Herald Crab Orchard lerald Crete Democrat Danbury News Davey Mirror David City Peoples Banner-Tribune Dawson News Boy De Witt Times DeWitt Independent Eagle Eaglet Elmwood Leader Elk Creek Herald Exeter Enterprise Firth Times-Graphic Friend Standard Geneva Gazette Gering Nebraska Homestead Gering Courier Gandy Logan Co Pioneer Grand Island Free Press Grant Herald-Sentinel Gretna Reporter Greeley Herald Greeley Leader-Independent Greenwood Gazette Guide Rock Signal Haslings Daily Nebraskan Hastings Weekly Nebraskan Hastings Daily Republican Hastings Weekly Republican Havelock Times Hayes Center Hayes Co Republican Hickman Enterprise Holbrook Herald Holdrege Political Forum Hubbell Times Humboldt Enterprise Kearney Buffalo County Journal Kearney Democrat Liberty Journal Lincoln Union Lincoln Nebraska State Capital Lincoln Rural Home Lincoln Nebraska State Democrat Lincoln New Republic Lincoln Anchor Lincoln Vanity Fair McCook Times-Democrat McCook Independent-Enterprise Malcolm Messenger Milford Nebraskan Monroe Looking Glass Murdodk News loorara Pioneer North Loup Loyalist Odell Weekly Wave Ohlowa Ohiowan 207 Journal 0rd Quiz Oshkosh Deuel County Globe PilmKa Items Panama Union Panama Patriot Pawnee City Independent Peru Time Petersburg Index Pleasantdale Qui Plymouth Enterprise Ragan Weekly News Ravenna News Raymond Review Red Cloud Nation Redington Record Republican City Harlan Co Democrat Republican City Independent Knlo Telegram Seward Blue Valley Blade Seward Reporter Shiekley Herald Silver Creek Times Schuyler gun Sfang Seutinei Stuart Ledger Steinauer gtai I Sterling Press Sun Sterling Nagle Stella Press Stock ville Frontier Co Republican St Paul Phonograph Surprise Herald Swanton Record Syracuse Herald Syracuse Journal Tecumseh Johnson County Journal Trenton Register Tryon McPherson Co News University Place Times University Place Gazette Valparaiso Visitor Verdon Vedette Virginia Times Wahoo New Era Wauneta Breeze Waverly Watchman Weeping Water Eagle Western Wave 66 ton Journal Wilber Republican Wilsonville Review VVymore Weekly Arbor State 13 Agra News Almena Plalndealek Burr Oak Her a Downs World Mankato Jewell County Monitor Norton Liberator Olsburg News-Letter Randall Independent Randolph Enterprise St Francis Rustler Washington Post Westmoreland Recorder White Cloud Globe WYOMING-6 Buffalo Voice Newcastle News-Journal Otto Courier Sheridan Daily Journal Sheridan Weekly Enterprise Sheridan Weekly Journal 10 Basin Times Belt Belt Valle Times Billings Times Billings Yellowstone Valley Recorder Big Timber Pioneer Bozeman New Issue Butte Weekly Tribune Butte -K Sunday Bawo Neihart Townsend Messenger 8 Edcemont of Advo hot Springs Daily Herald Rapid City Black Hills Union r' Legislative Note Governor Holcomb now There are about ten applicants for each soft snap Retiring Governor Crounse believes beet sugar factories and beet sugar culture desirable industries and would regard it as a misfortune if they should be allowed to die out Since renovating the interior the capitol'presents an inviting appearance Secretary of State Allen has received compliments on the neatness of the legislative halls which he has renovated and partly refurnished Governor bond was filed the day before he was inaugurated It was approved by Chief Justice Norval and is in the sum of $50000 Most of the sureties are neighbors of tho go ernor living in Custer county The feeling in Omaha is very strong in favor of extending aid to the sufferers The business men of the city have drafted an address to the legislature demanding immediate action to aid drouth sufferers and copies of the petition have been placed in the various banks to receive signatures A banquet was held at the close of the governor's reception Thursday night and Toastmaster Clarkson called upon Ben Baker to explain that their friends the enemy were wrong when they said republicans had no business to meet around the festal board when many people were in want The hat was passed by Mr Baker and others and $21887 was donated for relief of western sufferers Lincoln is just now crowded with all kinds of people seeking a few sheckels by way of the legislative channel and they are not particular what they find to do as long as it is a position of some sort On the opening day in the corridors could be seen young men old men men who were not men at all and even the fair sex is prominently represented Cripples file their applications for jobs and all the little boys in Lincoln want to be pages It is best to expect nothing and then the lucky ones are really surprised and the others are not disappointed FXCKEDING THE RECEIPTS The Government Expend I Continue to Kxeeed the Amoant Coming In Washington Jan The monthly statement of the receipts and expenditures of the United States shows receipts during December amounting to $21866136 disbursements $27135460 leaving a deficit for the month of $5269324 and for the six months of the present fiscal year $27564465 The receipts from customs were $11303-049 against $10260692 for the month of November from internal revenue $9394039 against $7774704 for November The receipts from customs during the last six months were $69-664330 or only about $161000 less than for the first half of last year The receipts from internal revenue during the last six months were $82-160782 $8201876 in excess of the first half of the fiscal year Seven People Cremated Ransom fe Jan 4 Meager reports come from the old Hisseton reservation nine miles south that fire occurred last night and several lives were lost The coroner aud a body of citizens have started for the scene A carousal in which the tough white and Indian elements predominated was in full blast when the building took fire and a number were cremated Provision i for Drought Sufferers Topeka Kan Jan Charitable people in Pittsfield 111 have sent a car-load of provisions to Governor Lewelling for distribution among the poor in the drought-stricken counties of the West A car of provisions ha9 also been sent from West Fairview Pa As soon as the cars come Governor Lewelling will arrange for the distribution of the goods Their Wages Too Small Homestead Pa Jan There has been much dissatisfaction over the cut of wages iu the mills here One of the men at the enl of a turn at a late hour last nlffht found that under the new scale he had earned just thirty cents He told his fellow workmen and 200 of them walked out of the worka Everything is quiet so far and no trouble is feared Mrs Barnum III In England Bridgeport Conn Jan Mrs Barnum is now in a private hospital in Entylapd For some time her health has not been good and the climate does nof agree with her Tlnrsday January 3 THE JOINT CONVENTION Just before the house was called to order Hon John Thurston entered the hall accompanied by Mrs Thurston He was greeted with loud applause After the clerk had called the roll and while the house xvas waiting for the senate the secretary of the latter appeared and stated that the senate had adopted a resolution for an adjournment until Tuesday January 8 at 2 ra The house had adjourned until Monday both adjourn ments being subject to the concurrence of the other house Before there was time to act on the matter the senate made its appearance for the joint convention The convention was called to order by Lieutenant-Governor Majors Secretary Sedgwick called the roll of the senate and Chief Clerk Geddes called the roll of the house A committee waited on the governor and informed him of the joint con vention Governor Crounse Governor-elect Holcomb and the other state officers elect appeared and came forward to the platorm When they were seateJ Governor Crounse was introduced and delivered his message The reading was listened to attentively during the hour and thirty-five minutes consumed and it was applauded at the close When Governor Crounse had finished Munger of Lancaster renewed his mo tion that a committee of one from the senate and two from the house be appointed to wait upon the chief justice and re Auest him to attend at the bar of the house and administer the oath of office to the officers-elect A committee was appointed to escort the chief justice before the joint convention to administer the oath of office to the new governor who was greeted with prolonged applause when he stepped forth to read his message the conclusion of which waB followed by continued applause When order was restored the remaining officers-elect were sworn in Smith of Douglas sent up a resolution providing for the printing and distribution of the biennial message of the retiring governor and the inaugural message of the new governor The joint convention then adjourned THE The sneaker called the house to order on time and prayer was offered by the chaplain The chief clerk read the following appointments made by the speaker: Doorkeeper Cook of Washington: first assistant door-deeper Pat Door of Lancaster custodians Enslow of Thayer George Lewis of Boone fourth assistant clerk Harry Akin of Douglas: typewriter William Shook of Richardson: assistant fireman Snowden Summers of Gage mail carrier Andrew Wiggins of Douglas page for speaker Eugene Parks of Lancaster night watchmen Howard Burns John Gross of Lancaster pages Oscar Bean of Douglas Chester Valentine of Clay Welter Si er of Lancaster Edmund Harlan of York Lonnie Hamer of Saline Fpon the conclusion of this announcement the speaker requested the boys who had not been appointed pages to withdraw from the floor and the disappointed juveniles filed out At 11:05 a the senate was announced The members filed in and took seats that had been prepared for them and the roll call by Secretary Sedgwick showed all present The clerk called the roll of the house and all members responded to the roll call Lieutenant-Governor Majors then announced that the convention was met for the purpose of canvassing the returns of the election of state officers Secretary Allen then presented to the lieutenant-governor the returns as received and compiled in his office The speaker then approved the returns from the several counties and handed them to the clerk who read the total cast In each county Tb speaker at the close of the announced the election of fellas A Holcomb governor Robert Moore lieutenant-governor Joel A Piper eeretnrjr of atate Joseph Hartley I 1IOPHK Hie house came to order at 10 A'clock and the journal of Tuesday's proceedings was read after approval of the minutes a committee waited on the senate and gave information that the house was organised and ready for business A resolution was offered for the appointment of a committee of three to act with a committee of two from the senate to wait on the governor and inform him that the legislature organized and ready to receire any oommunication he may have to make to it Conaway of York offered a resolution provid ing for the appointment of a committee of five to act with a like committee from the senate to investigate the condition of the people of western Nebraska The resolution was adopted Chapman of Saline moved that the ipeaker be allowed a clerk and that he appoint the same Adopted Cooley of Cass offered a resolution allowing the speaker a private page to be appointed by the speaker The secretary of the senate appeared rand informed the house that the senate was ready for business A committee was appointed to inform the senate that the house was ready to meet in joint session and canvass election returns A committee consisting of Conaway of York Bacon of Dawson Brady of Buffalo Howard of Sarpy and (-inter of Antelope was appointed to investigate destitution in the west The governor informed the waiting committee that he would communicate in writing with the legislature on Thuroday It wot announced by committee that the joint convention for canvass ML TO ADVERTISERS UNIO incoln list It shows advertisers how their advertisements appear and the names number and location of all papers containing advertisements printed during the current week This list is carefu" revised and corrected each week and a copy of this paper is mailed each advertiser during the appearance of his advertisement Complete files of all papers on our Dee Moines Omaha Lincoln sas City Chicago Topeka St Louis Dallas Honstoi) Denver and Wiohita lists are kept at our New York office 65 Tribane and advertisers are cordially invited to examine them at Rates of advertising and other information made known WESTERN 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