Omaha daily bee., 1888-10-18
LINCOLN NEWS AND GOSSIP.
The Travelling Public Complains of
Burlington Accommodations.
A FIGHT FOR lRELANo's coLoRs.
Capital City Democrats Preparing For
a Joliification-Matt in the SUI
preme and District Courts
General Notes.
LINCOLN BUREAU OF The OMAHA BE, J
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Before the Burlington extension was
completed from Creighton to Verdigris
the travelling public had decent accom-
modations over the road. Then the
route was much shorter than now. Reg
ular passenger coaches were run over
the road and the people were all happy
and contentcd. Not so at this time.
Since the completion of the extension
the luxuries have all been taken off
the road and men, women and children
are compelled to go from place to
place, neighboring OF course, i'll
an ordinary caboose coach, and the
only thing that separates the smoker
from the lady is a thin partition, the
ing open, and the wind drives the
smoke OF cigars and old pipes
back upon lady passengers and others
of delicate nerves. This fails to suit
the aesthetic taste of Representative
KEEPER, and he writes the state board
OF transportation and asks in the name
of chivalry and decency that the road
be compelled to put on respectable trav-
cling coaches and give them accommo-
dations at least equal to those OF other
days. The honorable gentleman is not
only indignant, but he pictures the
whole public in similar frame of
nina.
The matter will be looked into bv the
board, and if anything can be done the
road will probably be ordered to pro-
vide suitable and decent accommoda-
tlons for the wavfaring public.
IRELAND'S COLORS NOT WANTED.
Two of the ladies of the Catholic
bazaar, Mrs. Sutton and Mrs. Daubach,
were anxious to see "Ireland's own i'm
mortal green" displayed among the
decorations, and so borrowed two mag
nificent Irish flags from Hon. John
Fitzgerald, which he had just procured
from that cline. But when the ladies
went to put them up they found the way
barred by an order from the bishop.
The news spread and during the day
feeling, although suppressed, was very
bitter. The ladies were fghters-true
descendants of the women of Limerick
and at last won a victory for the
green. Att O'Clock last evening the
flags were triumphantly floating, and
will Lemain nailed to the mast until the
close of the fair.
MUCHLY MORTGAGED PROPERTY.
The Lombard Investment company
joined David and Clementina McCurdy
in suit torecover the sum OF 81 500 be-
fore the district court Of Lancaster
county. Joseph H. Webster and G. l..
Hall are also made defendants in the
action. The suit is brought upon a
realty mortgage, the owners proper
having failed to comply with its condi-
tions. 1t is alleged by the plaintiffs
that since the debt was contracted with
them two additional mortgages have
been written upon The premises, thus COW
ering the propertywith more dollars than
it is worth, and that the first INSTALL
ment of interest has not been paid,
amounting to $3l. so. Feeling insecure
the plaintiffs seek to foreclose the mort
gage and possess themselves of the prop
erty, or secure the prompt payment of
of the sum claimed and the cost of the
suit. Webster holds a mortgage on the
property for 81 800 and Hall for $500.
The whole sum has been negotiated
since the first day OF last March.
THE CATHOLIC FAIR.
The pro-cathedral fair is now in full
blast at Bohanan's hall. 1t will close
Saturday night. The attendance from
night to night is large and the attrac-
tious are inviting. The event of the
week, however, will take place Friday
night, when the voting commences for
the gold-headed cane which is to be
presented to the most popular candidate
Tor congress from the First congress
sional district. This means, of course,
the most popular from the dollars and
cents standpoint. The cane is mag
niticent one, but the party that wins
will probably pay dear for the whistle.
The following committee will register
the votes for the cane: Mayor Sawyer.
E. p. Roggen, A. Hotter, j. G. Mcbride
and John McMehan. 1t is only neces-
sary to add that the voting for the cane
will also conclude on the closing night
OF the fair.
POLITICAL POINTERS.
''The republicans OF Nebraska" re-
marked G. O. WheedOn to The BEE
representative, ''need not turn another
hand and the majority Of the ticket will
be without a precedent. But there is
necessity for vigilance just the same.
The campaigners are making votes all