Omaha daily bee., 1888-03-25
S.P. MORSE CO
THEY MUST INCORPORATE;
Attorney General Leese Will Enforce
the Supreme Courts Decision.
RAILROADS BROUGHT TO TERMS.
People to Be Saved From Vexatious
Delays-Mason's Relatives Will
Sue For Damages-About
the City.
rrRoM THE BEES LINCOLN BUREAU

fFRoM THE BEES LINCOLN BUREAU.1
When the decision was recently made by
The supreme court defining the law regard
ing foreign corporations in which it was held
that they could not acquire right of way or
title in the state, 1t was asserted by q num-
Der of representatives Of a number of these
roads that their next step would be to IN
corp crate under the laws of the state. But
the step has not yet been taken and their
recent actions indicate that these promises
were a bluff for passing things over as long
rs possible. Attorney General Leese, how
ever, proposes that the roads shall incor-
porate and to this end quo .warranto pro-
ceedings will be instituted In supreme court
TO compel their incorporation. When this is
done employees and the public who may sus-
tain injuries at the hands Of the roads not in
corporated, may have an opportunity to have
their cases heard IN the state court and it will
leave the roads the claim Of prejudice alone
upon which to remove cases to the federal
courts to wear out the litigants BY long de-
lays.
WILL SUE FOR DAMAGES.
Parties interested in Thomas Mason, the
Bwitchman killed in this city some two weeks
ago, are in town and are arranging TO com
mence damage proceedings against the COM
pany, Mason was killed while coupling cars
For a scab engineer of six days experience.
At the coroner's inquest, which was a very
Unsatisfactory affair, the jury decided that
lhe killing was purely accidental. The tes-
timony showed that the engineer had never
run an engine before the strike commenced
ind that the man killed was q switchman of
years of experience. The testimony to shield
the engineer was in effect that q broken draw
head caused the accident, and in either event
the parties interested IN the case believe that
the company was liable, ii not on account of
the inexperience OF the man handling the
train, at least on account OF the company
handling and using a car that was so defec-
Tive as to cause O mans death in making q
coupling.
OLD FRIENDS MEET.
John Fitzgerald was enjoying a visit yester-
day with Captain Barry. of San Francisco,
whom he had not met before in many years.
MIR. Fitzgerald and Mr.. Barry were from the
same county in Ireland, but when they came
to this country Mr.. Barry pushed on TO the
Pacific coast in ls49 whore his home
has since been. Recently he has made
some heavy purchases of Omaha property
and his present visit is TO look after them.
Mr.. Fitzgerald proposes To secure Mr.. Barry
as a permanent resident Of Lincoln if pos
sible.
The management of the Funko opera
house has secured for the people of Lincoln
IN attraction of unusual merit, The attrac-
tion is the Booth-Barrett combination. These
great tragedians appear in this city on the
evening of April IL, at which time they pros
emit julius Caesar, and Manager M~citeynolds
will use every effort TO have the engagement
the most pronounced success in the history
OF the house. Arrangements will be made To
secure special rates for the parties over the
state who may desire 70 attend the greatest
performances OF the kind in the history Of
Lincoln.
Attachment suits have been died against
the firm OF Friend & Co. in Justice S~nelling's
coart. by the following firms whose claims
were not covered by chattle mortgages ON
the stock; Brown a. Patrick, Lindaur Bros,
Worcester Corset CO., Turner & Jay.
The real estate transfers in this city for
the past woeE have maintained y daily aver
Sse Of nearly $4,000. While the abatement