Democratic Sentinel, Volume 17, Number 12, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 April 1893 — THEY WILL BE IMPEACHED. [ARTICLE]

THEY WILL BE IMPEACHED.

Proceedings to Begin Against Ex-Officials of Nebraska. The commission appointed by the Nebraska Legislature to investigate the State officers and ascertain if there was evidence enough to impeach the Board of Public Lands and Buildings, reported to the House unanimously in favor of the impeachment of Secretary of State Allen, Attorney General Hastings and Commissioner of Public Lands and Buildings Humphrey. The commission was composed of representative attorn neys from the Republican, Democratic and Independent parties, chosen by the party caucuses of members of th« Legislature. The impeachment proceedings will now be pushed. Overflow of News. The New York Home Rule meeting netted $14,000. The High School building at Pipestone, Minn., burned. Loss, $20,000. The sash, door and blind trust has made a 5 per cent, advance in prices. The anti-pool room bill passed the Illinois Assembly by a vote of 124 to 7. A large part of the business portion of Toronto, Kan., burned, causing $40,000 loss. Burglae3 secured S7OO from the safe of the Swift Chicago Bepf Company at Sommervllle,- N. J. The Michigan Assembly passed a bill providing for the use of voting machines at elections. The sum of $150,000 was secured on the forged whisky warehouse receipts negotiated at Louisville, Ky., by A. R. Sutton. Secretary Herbert has decided to name torpedo boat No. 2, being built by the Dubuque iron works, the “Ericsson.” The Western Construction Company incorporated at Dubuque, lowa, with a capital of $600,00f. It has a contract for building 200 miles of railroad for the Santa Fe Comp-any in Arizona. The attempt to arrest and bring in the wounded Indians, Two Sticks and White-Faced Horse, who are wanted for the killing of Royce and his three companions at the Pine Ridge Agency beef camp, has failed. The Ohio House has passed a bill placing a tax of SIOO per annum upon retail dealers in olgarettes and SSOO upon wholesale dealers. It is certain to become a law, and will place cigarettes on exactly the same ground as intoxicating liquors in Ohio.